as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
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Recent Examples of lone wolf
Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Cain is Ian’s brother and is responding to a plea for help from Homestead, but his lone wolf persona clashes with the group’s living life by committee rule.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The left had dismissed the concept of the lone wolf in the hopes of advocating for gun-control laws, so the right was free to gleefully perform the role liberals had written for themselves.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In the Jon Watts film, out today in a limited theatrical run and hitting Apple TV+ on Sept. 27, Clooney and Pitt play professional fixers who operate only as lone wolves.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
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New attacks by lone wolf actors and nascent criminal groups have emerged following the collapse of ALPHV/BlackCat and Lockbit, according to Coveware.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Cain is Ian’s brother and is responding to a plea for help from Homestead, but his lone wolf persona clashes with the group’s living life by committee rule.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The left had dismissed the concept of the lone wolf in the hopes of advocating for gun-control laws, so the right was free to gleefully perform the role liberals had written for themselves.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In the Jon Watts film, out today in a limited theatrical run and hitting Apple TV+ on Sept. 27, Clooney and Pitt play professional fixers who operate only as lone wolves.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone wolf
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To be sure, there’s no need to cross the line and be complicit in any antisocial, unethical, or destructive behaviors.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But even some Democrats acknowledged that rising public concerns about crime and antisocial behavior provide a backdrop to the case that may contribute to more lenient views of Penny’s actions.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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One of the most glaring moments of defiance came in January 2022, when both maverick senators voted against a Democratic proposal to carve out the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass voting rights legislation.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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Starring Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role, the film charts Epstein’s life as a gay, Jewish maverick who was instrumental in the Beatles’ rise before his death, of an accidental drug overdose, in 1967.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
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Such a leader should have a strong grasp of the challenges faced by innovators who often operate outside traditional corporate structures, from small startups to lone inventors in garages or co-working spaces.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Soto had notably not developed that kind of relationship with Hal Steinbrenner in his lone season across town, leaving open the chance for Cohen or another owner to court him this winter.Tim Britton, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 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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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
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But as an adventure-loving free spirit, Héra would much rather spend her days out in the wilderness with her horse instead of being saddled with royal responsibilities.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Emirates, in fairness, is perhaps not the ideal environment to hand such an attacking free spirit a first Premier League start.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.Nick CanepaColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
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Well, my editor, Judith Regan, was the enfant terrible of publishing in the ‘90s.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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The political enfants terribles of the Left, Right, and center are stuck with one another until July 2025 — the soonest that another snap election can be called.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolf. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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