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idiosyncratic

[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-] / ˌɪd i oʊ sɪnˈkræt ɪk, -sɪŋ- /


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His family acquired on the cheap a museum-quality collection of Old Master and French Impressionist paintings, which they displayed in their various idiosyncratic homes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The fluid, idiosyncratic charm of “Silent Friend” — which never feels like two and a half hours — is in Enyedi’s heartfelt belief that curiosity is simply a garden that grows progress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"Pakistani leaders are conducting shuttle diplomacy throughout the Middle East. The question is whether it is transitory and merely the product of the US president's idiosyncratic preferences."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Against that backdrop, asset managers are buying selectively, with picks on the idiosyncratic side.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

But Chris, with his idiosyncratic logic, came up with an elegant solution to this dilemma: He simply got rid of the map.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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