as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating
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Recent Examples of off-the-wall
Programmers travel to festivals around the world in pursuit of films that would fit their lineups, befriend tastemakers who are in the know about new projects, and scour Letterboxd with the hope of finding something off-the-wall that hasn’t broken through yet.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
You’re now officially certified as someone who knows the latest restaurant openings, best shows, inspired art and off-the-wall ways to explore our lovely city.
—The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024
It was inspired by a social media tradition in which users come up with off-the-wall costume ideas and share them online.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Heller and Adams are a dynamic pair, finding ways to punctuate their bizarre tale with brutal honesty, off-the-wall humor, and a desire to celebrate the messiness and magic of motherhood.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
You’re now officially certified as someone who knows the latest restaurant openings, best shows, inspired art and off-the-wall ways to explore our lovely city.
—The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024
It was inspired by a social media tradition in which users come up with off-the-wall costume ideas and share them online.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Heller and Adams are a dynamic pair, finding ways to punctuate their bizarre tale with brutal honesty, off-the-wall humor, and a desire to celebrate the messiness and magic of motherhood.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-wall
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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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The scene perfectly captures the absurdity of Toya throwing a party for her first Birkin—made even funnier by the group’s collective indifference.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2025
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Read: Does Dave Chappelle find anything funnier than being cancelled?—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
19 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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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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The issues: Is this gift too weird for a brother to give his sister?—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yeah, the weirdest feeling is that initial feeling of shock.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes,
22 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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Click here to read the next part of the story that details the odd findings related to Sara’s death.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Thirty years after a Los Angeles jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, the case is still being poked and prodded under the microscope of curious filmmakers.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The shelter believes the curious 2-year-old is being overlooked due to having feline immunodeficiency virus, which weakens her immune system.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
17 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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Fellow parents chimed in with stories of their own toddlers making peculiar noises.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Biden appeared unsteady, his responses erratic, his voice a hoarse whisper.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The mountains can also make the winds more erratic because additional whirls of wind, known as wind eddies, can form as the air moves across the peaks and through the canyons.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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