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peculiar

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Last week, I had found four cubic blocks in a peculiar arrangement.

I recently found four cubic blocks in a peculiar arrangement.

A look at typical horror fans may provide some clues about the nature of this peculiar phenomenon.

Outbreaks of the condition have peaked in a peculiar every-other-year cycle for six years, with 120 cases across the United States in 2014, 153 in 2016, and 240 in 2018.

All of these measures were important, considering Nigeria’s peculiar population and social dynamics.

From Ozy

Life is a series of seemingly throwaway moments strung together in a peculiar tapestry, and Linklater has captured it beautifully.

The healthier appearance and civilian clothing are very peculiar.

Because the shop was emblematic of that peculiar Italian institution known as La Faccia: i.e. presenting the best face possible.

In the semifinals, she was in a peculiar position for someone of Jeopardy!

Right off the bat, the “Doing Our Bit for the Cure” campaign seemed peculiar.

It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.

The order of meals at Lane End was somewhat peculiar even then, and would now be almost unique.

Some peculiar lines between these contracted brows gave a character of ferocity to this forbidding and sensual face.

Wharton uttered this with a peculiar force of voice, and aweful expression in his countenance.

I cannot call that peculiarly manly, which are the peculiar pursuits of the lowest of our species.

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On this page you'll find 168 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to peculiar, such as: distinct, distinctive, idiosyncratic, particular, personal, and special.

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

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