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as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail
with great particularity she described the qualities she's looking for in a boyfriend
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2
as in fact
a single piece of information
I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court
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3
as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right
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Philological particularity, Vico believed, was the royal road to universal knowledge.
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John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
The societal and lifestyle particularities that define the Fremen outside of single-minded struggle are of no use to Dune: Part Two.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 May 2024
But Spain in fact goes to great lengths to preserve and promote its regions’ cultural and political particularity.
—Natividad Fernández Sola, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2020
The carrier has been in on-and-off conflicts with labor unions over pay, and the two sides have called in a mediator to end the disruptions, particularity as the busy travel Easter travel season beckons.
—Benedikt Kammel, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
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John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
The societal and lifestyle particularities that define the Fremen outside of single-minded struggle are of no use to Dune: Part Two.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 May 2024
But Spain in fact goes to great lengths to preserve and promote its regions’ cultural and political particularity.
—Natividad Fernández Sola, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2020
The carrier has been in on-and-off conflicts with labor unions over pay, and the two sides have called in a mediator to end the disruptions, particularity as the busy travel Easter travel season beckons.
—Benedikt Kammel, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Particularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularity. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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