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in particular

Idioms  

  1. Especially; also, separately, individually, in detail. For example, The chancellor talked about the curriculum, the core courses in particular, or The orchestra was outstanding, the strings in particular. [c. 1500]

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The wet winter of 2023 in particular was a big help.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The cost of college in particular shot up, which helped make student debt a ballooning line item on millennials’ balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Those bodies and protesters have made varying demands around lowering the cost of fuel, in particular urging cuts to fuel taxes.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Whether Bath can beat the French giants playing such rugby remains to be seen but the English duo served up a first 40 minutes in particular which will live long in the memory.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Rhymes with actions, in particular, are enjoyable to children because children live through all of their senses and their whole body.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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