as in maverick
a person who is different from other people and who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation
a comic book about a social misfit who discovers his superpower
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Recent Examples of misfit
The friends form a family of misfits on the prairie played by Murray Hill, Jeff Hiller, and the delightful Mary Catherine Garrison, who plays Sam’s sister Trish.
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Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Blanchett portrayed an infamous bounty hunter who forms an unlikely alliance with a ragtag team of misfits while on a quest to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
One of the common threads of Slow Horses throughout its run is how carefully Jackson Lamb minds his misfit flock despite (or maybe because of) their shortcomings and their purgatorial status at Slough House.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Widowed waitress Yvette Yates Redick and misfit nine-year-old son Benjamin Steinhauser remain in mourning for the man of the house — a vacancy poorly filled by her loutish current boyfriend (Rob Mayes).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Blanchett portrayed an infamous bounty hunter who forms an unlikely alliance with a ragtag team of misfits while on a quest to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
One of the common threads of Slow Horses throughout its run is how carefully Jackson Lamb minds his misfit flock despite (or maybe because of) their shortcomings and their purgatorial status at Slough House.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Widowed waitress Yvette Yates Redick and misfit nine-year-old son Benjamin Steinhauser remain in mourning for the man of the house — a vacancy poorly filled by her loutish current boyfriend (Rob Mayes).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
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Ives’s legendary status initially rested on his reputation as a maverick pioneer who supposedly had beaten Schoenberg in the race to the atonal pole.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Many lament that the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or is now comprised of players who aren't mavericks or 'ballers' but stars whose genius is excelling or dominating a particular system.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Yet the interest in luring outsiders is something to watch.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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Many of the details in this article have never been publicly reported, including the jail security camera footage reviewed by a reporter — material that is rarely seen by outsiders.Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.Vulture, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2022
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2023
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Stablecoin issuers like Circle and Tether seem to overlook that today’s high-interest environment is an anomaly, and a sustainable business can’t be built on a foundation that’s likely to crumble when market conditions shift.Christian Catalini, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Freddy Gaudreau’s rough 2023-24 season might have been an anomaly.John Shipley, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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Deadpool, the mercenary who’s known for breaking fourth walls as much as he’s known for decapitating bad guys, is a natural foil for Wolverine, the X-Men’s mutton-chop-wearing loner who isn’t interested in making new friends.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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With Jimmy Buffett the effusive showman and James Taylor the introspective loner, the two ostensibly seemed worlds apart.Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
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The father and the mother are played by two of modern cinema’s most supremely talented eccentrics, Michael Shannon and Tilda Swinton.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Designers traditionally present themselves in public as preening demigods or fussy, difficult eccentrics, but neither is the vibe that Porte Jacquemus gives off.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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