as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the religious sect's far-out clothes and practices made them the talk of the small town
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Recent Examples of far-out
The 1960s-style bar serves far-out cocktails like the Kissaten, which blends matcha sake and mint with gin, crème de cacao, and white-chocolate mousse.
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Sahar Khan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
This hippie costume set comes with a far-out dress, socks, and a fringe-design headband.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t just fodder for science fiction or far-out R&D experiments.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Others surmise the monoliths might be far-out works of art — or simply playful pranks.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 June 2024
Improving science, skills And yet, there are encouraging signs that the science of far-out forecasts is improving.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Biden even acknowledged the far-out conspiracy theories on X after the game.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
Sahar Khan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
This hippie costume set comes with a far-out dress, socks, and a fringe-design headband.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t just fodder for science fiction or far-out R&D experiments.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Others surmise the monoliths might be far-out works of art — or simply playful pranks.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 June 2024
Improving science, skills And yet, there are encouraging signs that the science of far-out forecasts is improving.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Biden even acknowledged the far-out conspiracy theories on X after the game.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
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Red One seemed like a bizarre experiment, some sort of action film-adjacent Santa Claus movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans that almost seemed to be a sort of parody of itself.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Her material consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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These are strange, unqualified people whose already worrisome scandals seem to have their own sub-scandals.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hutter’s wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), anxiously awaits her husband’s return while experiencing a strange supernatural connection to the Count.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The industry is in a weird place, people are really hesitant to take chances on things ... who knows, maybe one day.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The salad is vegetal and luxe and weird, a bright spot in an otherwise underlit room.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Remus said the family is leaning into God to cope with the tragedy — along with being OK with laughter when remembering happy or funny moments.Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek readers have also been sending funny and adorable videos and pictures of their pets for our weekly Newsweek Pet of the Week line-up.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Although its moniker may sound odd, Hungry Mother State Park, fabled to be named after a mother searching for food for her child, is one of Virginia’s oldest state parks.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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All three have been very up-front about the fact that these entreaties are not welcome, and Trump’s continued insistence can only be read as straying from odd towards threat.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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How to keep investing FOMO from derailing your portfolio People can feel FOMO about any exciting investment, but crypto, with its enormous short-term gains and internet cool, can prove particularly alluring to curious investors, Nadler says.Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Which is why Democrats are at least curious how someone like Gaetz straddles so many factions all at once.Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Public health officials are urging residents who may have fed their pets Monarch raw products or other raw meat or dairy products, and who may have noticed their pet acting peculiar — lethargic, loss of motor control, drooling, etc. — to immediately contact their veterinarian.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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And—as the disorder’s apt name suggests—many of these peculiar symptoms match much of what Alice experienced after stumbling her way into Wonderland.Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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In a February statement, representatives voiced concerns over Williams’ difficulty to process information, her erratic behavior and her struggles to understand financial transactions.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Penny was charged with both second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, who Penny restrained with a chokehold, later saying he felt threatened by Neely’s erratic behavior on the New York subway.Emma Tucker, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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