as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students
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Recent Examples of singularity
The miraculous singularity of things is possible only because everything is in relation.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri noted that The Testament of Ann Lee is like nothing he’s seen before, and much of the credit for its singularity is owed to choreographer and dancer Celia Rowlson-Hall.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2025
Advertisement On Alice An activist’s life is never a singularity, and Alice Wong’s legacy is everlasting.
—Rose Angelina Martin, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
This solution also revealed that a limit should exist around the singularity called the Schwarzschild radius at which the escape velocity of this region of space would exceed the speed of light.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri noted that The Testament of Ann Lee is like nothing he’s seen before, and much of the credit for its singularity is owed to choreographer and dancer Celia Rowlson-Hall.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2025
Advertisement On Alice An activist’s life is never a singularity, and Alice Wong’s legacy is everlasting.
—Rose Angelina Martin, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
This solution also revealed that a limit should exist around the singularity called the Schwarzschild radius at which the escape velocity of this region of space would exceed the speed of light.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
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Seven of the 12 finalists fell in their first run in snowy conditions, which made landing tricks more of a challenge.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek, twisting his remarkable life into a piece of comedy, pulled the same kind of trick.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And what physical characteristics is law enforcement focusing on that might help people locate them?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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What should be an elite trait for Minnesota is currently notably average.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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Their clothing, gait and small details such as mannerisms can give a person away.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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That process began by Pidgeon working closely with the movement coach Julia Crockett to get some of her mannerisms down.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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Lulu’s eccentric confidence — or, better put, her confidence in her own eccentricity — carves out a space for her in an episode that’s otherwise fairly plain, all without a whiff of judgement.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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Without clinginess or intensity, attraction becomes a result of one’s individuality, confidence and eccentricity.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tracking the beginning of their secret relationship through Thorpe’s 1979 trial, A Very English Scandal is a stellar lesson in how to use the miniseries format to tease out the bizarre peculiarities of real-life drama.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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The peculiarity was simply too much to overlook.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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As much as any other institution—schools, libraries, churches—the public-health system has helped propagate the idea of a commons, often working against historical inertia to curb the excesses of American individualism.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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These Iranians embrace individualism and global culture through the internet, and simply want to exist and act as citizens within their society.—
Ramin Jahanbegloo,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the measure of success for the second-year quarterback is simply getting more in tune with the idiosyncrasies of NFL life.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Several sources close to the players say Arbeloa understands the idiosyncrasies and dynamics of the dressing room and the club better than Alonso did.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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