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particular

adjective as in notable, uncommon

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There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.

For those living in poor communities in particular, interactions with police rarely come with good news and a smile.

He stopped at one point to ask someone directions to a particular housing development.

The lack of a cannon is a particular problem, as the F-35 is being counted on to help out infantrymen under fire.

Americans move around a lot, making it hard to form attachments to any particular place.

In particular the Governor of Adinskoy offered us a guard of fifty men to the next station, if we apprehended any danger.

But I doubt if he feels any particular emotion himself, when he is piercing you through with his rendering.

No one ever argued with Levison; all understood that this particular phrase was final.

One old aunt in particular visited him twice a year, and stayed six months each time.

It is the will directing the activity of the intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there.

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On this page you'll find 269 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to particular, such as: appropriate, distinct, peculiar, precise, singular, and special.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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