peculiar
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The essays take significant time and creativity, particularly as prompts have grown more peculiar in recent years, including “So where is Waldo, really?” and “What advice would a wisdom tooth have?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And so courts find themselves engaged in a peculiar exercise.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
Once I grew up just enough to start grocery shopping according to a budget — not merely the amount of cash rattling around in my wallet that week — I realized something peculiar.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
At that time, I found this subculture fascinating, peculiar, sometimes repulsive and sometimes silly.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
He didn’t get ten feet from his mother when she let out a peculiar quack that must have scared the little one half to death.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing peculiar
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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