as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an author who reveled in his role as the enfant terrible of American letters
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Recent Examples of enfant terrible
Following events depicted in the show, Lee continued developing relationships with influential designers, serving as a Giorgio Armani brand ambassador and becoming friends with Louis Vuitton’s then-new enfant terrible creative director Marc Jacobs in the '90s.
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Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2024
But the provocateur-in-chief is now too established to still be considered an enfant terrible.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 July 2024
Of course, the enfant terrible himself also made a cameo on Place Vendôme to dress Aya Nakamura for her opening number yesterday.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 June 2024
After poring over the 5,000-word piece, he was relieved by the omission: No good could come from being anointed a member of this A-list tribe of enfants terribles.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 June 2024
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Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2024
But the provocateur-in-chief is now too established to still be considered an enfant terrible.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 July 2024
Of course, the enfant terrible himself also made a cameo on Place Vendôme to dress Aya Nakamura for her opening number yesterday.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 June 2024
After poring over the 5,000-word piece, he was relieved by the omission: No good could come from being anointed a member of this A-list tribe of enfants terribles.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfant terrible
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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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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
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Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
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This lone wolf phenomenon of domestic extremism is the most acute threat facing the country – and is also the hardest kind of threat to preemptively stop.Javed Ali, The Conversation, 15 July 2024
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A lot of the violence is coming from lone wolves or single assailants.Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Seen in flashbacks mostly set in or around 1972, Sarah (Rothe) is a witty, free spirit from the big city with an ardent passion for activism, and trying to avoid the conventional/traditional life of a young woman in the ’70s.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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While their music continues to evolve, their unapologetically free spirit that electrified that June night in 2013 remains the core of their sound.Sara Ibrahim, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Enfant terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfant%20terrible. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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