peculiar
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When he does bother to campaign, he makes peculiar choices, such as at a late August event for which he wore a Four Seasons Orlando–branded golf shirt and what appeared to be a $40,000 watch.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
“The other day someone was mentioning that we have a peculiar way of referencing history in a way that’s not linear,” Deanna says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
When they blew up and shoppers began seeking them out, the company had a peculiar strategy that kept them coming back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
But it’s their journey and all the bizarre autocratic municipal rules they have to dance around that make “One Night Only” a clever, peculiar and head-scratching standout from the rom-com crowd.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The word itself had lost little of its power to startle and had, due to my ignorance of the physical place it occupied on the globe, assumed a peculiar life of its own.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing peculiar
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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