1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him
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as in strange
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following
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Recent Examples of bizarro
Of course, this somehow managed to just further inflame the growing culture war in the dairy aisle, as raw milk has steadily become a bizarro totem for a coalition that spans the conservative to the crunchy.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Servais was fired a week later, taking the fall for an offense that has struggled against almost everyone this season, including the Tigers’ bizarro bullpen.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
But what sets Bader apart from his fellow contextual malcontents, and perhaps what makes his art so likeable and thereby effective, is a consistent throughline of bizarro humor.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
By contrast, the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference felt like a portal to a bizarro dimension where Joe Frazier was still alive and Trump had won the election.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Servais was fired a week later, taking the fall for an offense that has struggled against almost everyone this season, including the Tigers’ bizarro bullpen.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
But what sets Bader apart from his fellow contextual malcontents, and perhaps what makes his art so likeable and thereby effective, is a consistent throughline of bizarro humor.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
By contrast, the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference felt like a portal to a bizarro dimension where Joe Frazier was still alive and Trump had won the election.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarro
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Does that explain his bizarre excursion to allow Arnaut Danjuma to score?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists have uncovered a series of bizarre ancient burials in France.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Their release marks just the latest twist in a long, strange road for both extremist leaders.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Paleontologists have known something strange happened between the end of the Triassic Period and the beginning of the Jurassic for the better part of a century.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the weird dynamic between Calgary ownership and their former GM Brad Treliving, which could make a deal difficult.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Skip to main content Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yet keeping his romantic life in the closet torments him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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As with the best films of its type, Companion works on more than a surface B-movie level, providing sly satirical commentary about power dynamics in romantic relationships to which more than a few audience members will be able to relate.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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The sweet, funny, profound ceremony in Oakland on Saturday could have doubled as a celebration of life for A’s baseball here, as the team migrates to Sacramento this season with its sights set on Las Vegas.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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April is funny and self-deprecating, seemingly comfortable in her skin despite the constant questioning of her gender.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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Savile Row tailor Richard Anderson also sees value in keeping exotic patterns fenced in, so to speak.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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People were taking them to all sorts of exotic places.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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And not much tension is built into the film before then — just a long list of odd incidents without any sense of rising action.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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But the whole thing is oppressive and, in an odd way, not very interesting.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Fellow parents chimed in with stories of their own toddlers making peculiar noises.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Educating them on local folklore, as well as his affinity for rabbit hunting, the peculiar kid soon takes a shining to the couple.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Bizarro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarro. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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