eight ball

noun

Definition of eight ballnext
as in free spirit

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  1. free spirit
  2. lone ranger
  3. lone wolf
  4. outsider
  5. enfant terrible
  6. misfit
  7. individualist
  8. maverick
Noun
  • In the backdrop to her work, the actress had a reputation as a free spirit, who raised her only son Luca Magnani on her own, having split from his actor father prior to his birth in 1942.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Trending Stories Culkin’s Zen-stoner take on a free spirit that’s also a broken spirit — an accidentally spilled bit of information hints at a backstory that suggests the film’s title is earned — would be enough to recommend this.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of free spirit
Noun
  • And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.
    TIME, TIME, 7 May 2024
  • Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Definition of lone ranger
Noun
  • Currently, there are nine packs living in the northern areas of the Golden State, along with several lone wolves.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Wolfs stars Pitt and Clooney, 63, as two professional fixers and lone wolves who are accidentally assigned to the same job and forced to work together.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of lone wolf
Noun
  • As their search grows increasingly frustrating, the two outsiders forge an unexpected bond in this affecting and thought-provoking film about people’s need to connect.
    Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • No boisterous behavior, lots of tension, silly behavior, silly jokes that outsiders would find odd, but insiders understood.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of outsider
Noun
  • For over a decade, Grimes delighted the public with hilariously dilettante and enfant terrible press bits.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Well, my editor, Judith Regan, was the enfant terrible of publishing in the ‘90s.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of enfant terrible
Noun
  • Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With a solid gang, Mufasa conforms to a typical journey of misfits.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of misfit
Noun
  • Radical individualists come to environmentalism from a different place than other people who support the cause.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This season, the Yankees have embraced right-hander Marcus Stroman and left fielder Alex Verdugo, two players who, like Chisholm, occasionally come off as individualists.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
Definition of individualist
Noun
  • He is paired with Barbara Havers (Sofia Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • He is paired with Barbara Havers (Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of maverick
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