as in maverick
a person who is different from other people and who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation
a comic book about a social misfit who discovers his superpower
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Recent Examples of misfit
The most ready, but actually seems to be the most stylistic misfit.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
In London Rules, a series of terrorist attacks on Britain shake Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his band of misfit spies into action - specifically, to protect controversial MP Dennis Gimball.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Netflix Netflix Michelle and her misfit robot allies prepare to defend Happyland.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
Directed by Jared Hess, the story follows four misfits who are sucked through a portal into a cubic world.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
In London Rules, a series of terrorist attacks on Britain shake Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his band of misfit spies into action - specifically, to protect controversial MP Dennis Gimball.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Netflix Netflix Michelle and her misfit robot allies prepare to defend Happyland.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
Directed by Jared Hess, the story follows four misfits who are sucked through a portal into a cubic world.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
Noun
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At one point, that must have seemed like a sweet validation for Navarro, a maverick among prominent economists despite his Harvard Ph.D.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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So naturally, the series went in a totally different direction with the new boss, introducing him as a maverick who runs into danger and a chief whose leadership style is a far cry from Boden’s strong but kind-hearted approach.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
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The race became a bit of a proxy battle of sorts within the Democratic Party with Lee as the long-time progressive leader and the choice of many establishment leaders and Taylor running on a more moderate platform and positioning himself as an outsider who would bring change to the city.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Born with glowing white hair and mystical powers, Lucy has always felt like an outsider, even in the embrace of her loving family.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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Any time America reports its economy is strong, Wall Street has a freak-out.—
Christine Romans,
CNN,
6 Jan. 2023
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2023
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Uncomfortable spots don’t seem to exist for Denver’s anomaly of a center, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ongoing debate The Sierra Nevada has been a topic of debate for decades in the geology community due to an anomaly found within the mantle located underneath the Great Valley.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Actually, everyone in the movie talks that way, but Brendan is still an outsider, a moody loner who cares more about cracking the case of his missing ex-girlfriend than fitting in at school.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Director David Ayer teams again with Statham after last year’s successful violent actioner, The Beekeeper, and the screenplay comes from him and none other than Sylvester Stallone, who no doubt likes the Rambo-ish loner-style resemblance to Cade.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Attracting talent for greater innovation hazards acquiring a few eccentrics whose gifts come wrapped in controversial packaging.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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