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as in absurd
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
a bizarre invention that no one could figure out how to use
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late
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Recent Examples of bizarre
In the bizarre footage, Lam could be seen acting erratically, almost appearing to communicate with someone.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Washington’s future America is heavy on bizarre weights, measures, and rules, though not quite so concerned about things like slavery.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
The bizarre clip, reportedly shot with an iPhone, featured West in a dentist’s chair asking people to go to the website.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Certainly, the eccentric characters and bizarre situations in his novels reflect a hallucinatory vision.
—Tom Vitale, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Washington’s future America is heavy on bizarre weights, measures, and rules, though not quite so concerned about things like slavery.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
The bizarre clip, reportedly shot with an iPhone, featured West in a dentist’s chair asking people to go to the website.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Certainly, the eccentric characters and bizarre situations in his novels reflect a hallucinatory vision.
—Tom Vitale, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarre
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To even suggest that my clients were somehow resistant to other points of view, acted secretly and/or abusively or threatened anyone’s job is patently false and frankly absurd.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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That would be absurd!’ Athwart Gravy Train Wreck James Lileks In the resistance world, Musk and Trump have fused into one dark bolus of evil, a grinning fleshy blob that throbs with malevolence: Muskentrump.—
George Weigel,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
31 Mar. 2023
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Administrators’ choices on admissions are made even more complicated by a weird dynamic in play across higher ed.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both of those fit a mold for an Original Screenplay winner: A Real Pain as the talky Sundance movie; The Substance as the contender that’s a little too weird to win the bigger prizes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Miami would be foolish to hold onto him as the team still looks to be multiple years away from contending for a postseason berth.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Currently 44-10 | On pace for 67-15 Underestimating the Cavs has proven to be a foolish practice this season.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Programmatic advertising often creates odd bedfellows.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Mojang Microsoft subsidiary Mojang's Minecraft is an odd paradox of crossplay.—
Brad Bourque,
WIRED,
21 Feb. 2025
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It’s got an immersive screen that makes games look unreal, and the OLED panel blows everything else out of the water with its colors and contrast.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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The circumstances surrounding many aspects of the trip seemed both surreal and unreal, and at times I was left wondering if Lumon had activated a yet-unknown-to-us part of the severance chip (à la The Matrix) to send the refiners on this journey in their minds.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Even the guy who runs the garment shop is very funny.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Bizarre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarre. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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