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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a peculiar application for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific or unusual use or purpose for something.
Example: "The scientist discovered a peculiar application for the chemical that had not been previously considered."
Alternatives: "an unusual use for" or "a strange purpose for".
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The external aerodynamics of entire vehicles is, however, a peculiar application for optimisation methods: Except for dedicated low emission cars, vehicle shapes are to a high degree driven by aesthetic considerations rather than aerodynamic performance.
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Copper single crystal has excellent electrical properties and ductility, and it has a peculiar application in micro-manufacturing.
Wim Wenders's pulse-free grief melodrama Every Thing Will Be Fine was notable only for its peculiar application of state-of-the-art 3D to therapy-speak-ridden conversations, while Werner Herzog's flatly conventional, Nicole Bellan-starring Gertrude biopiciopic Queen of the Desert already seems to have been collectively forgotten by the Potsdamer Platz crowd.
Yang explained that she made a "peculiar job application" in hopes of getting Anderson's attention for a future film gig.
It has a very peculiar sound, and a peculiar color, which of course was handy in creating a peculiar sound for one of the ballet's folkloric dances.
It was a peculiar end for both firms.
Mr. Beatty takes a peculiar tone for a historian.
THE NEW GUY: Here's a peculiar premise for a comedy.
The Bay Area has a peculiar reverence for mushrooms.
Literary mistakes hold a peculiar horror for writers.
Themes of death have a peculiar resonance for architects.
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