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
In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes).
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EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
At once an underground favorite and a best-seller, Robbins’ comic novels — with their fantastical stories and far-out musings — were distinctly of the counterculture and soon became part of its fabric.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Reading the comments, Lambert laughed along at some of the more far-out posts.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
At once an underground favorite and a best-seller, Robbins’ comic novels — with their fantastical stories and far-out musings — were distinctly of the counterculture and soon became part of its fabric.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Reading the comments, Lambert laughed along at some of the more far-out posts.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
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The expo’s Instagram page documents visits to other cities and showcases many of the bizarre and dark art pieces and items people can buy, as well as some attendees’ costumes.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pilot episode of The Baldwins, TLC’s new reality show about actor Alec Baldwin and his family, is one of the darkest and most bizarre hours of television to appear in recent memory.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Administrators’ choices on admissions are made even more complicated by a weird dynamic in play across higher ed.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For over 41 Vineyard Theatre has been making the weird art.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The content was funny, yet his real life was anything but.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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Spanning almost forty years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers’ relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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In an odd approach to trying to improve customer tech support, HP allegedly implemented mandatory, 15-minute wait times for people calling the vendor for help with their computers and printers in certain geographies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Programmatic advertising often creates odd bedfellows.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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It’s known as Norway’s ‘summer city,’ yet Kristiansand has a lot to offer the curious traveler year-round—even when the famed beaches are sprinkled with snow.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of All-Star Weekend, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver found a curious way around the question when asked about Jimmy Butler essentially crapping on the Heat to force his trade to the Golden State Warriors.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2025
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This all started with peculiar decisions like bringing Adult Van into the picture.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Set during the pandemic, with characters wearing facemasks and doing their best to social distance, the film has a peculiar, alienating feel that underscores each of the men’s eroding sense of self.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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His career arc was atypically jagged and erratic for a pop singer, starting at an unnaturally young age and continuing for decades, but rarely for more than a hit song at a time, and often with many fallow years coming in between them.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Deepfake films, for example, frequently feature odd blinking patterns, erratic lighting and inconsistent facial expressions.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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