peculiar
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Telluride’s intimacy is part of its peculiar power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"This spacetime crystal is a very peculiar and fascinating object," says Grumiller.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
One of the peculiar things about these machines is that they seem to benefit from positive reinforcement, just like mere humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Dr Amanda Cole was 15 and sitting in a religious studies class when she experienced a peculiar spasm at the back of throat.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The well-known face was there: stern, relentless as ever—there was that peculiar eye which nothing could melt, and the somewhat raised, imperious, despotic eyebrow.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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