as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating
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Recent Examples of off-the-wall
Photo: Courtesy of HBO Then, the twists keep coming, including one surprise cameo with the perfect balance of star power, expertly judged acting, and surreal, off-the-wall writing.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Guillermo Rodriguez went around to Chiefs and Eagles players and asked them a variety of off-the-wall questions.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But as expected, a variety of off-the-wall and absurd questions were thrown Kelce’s way.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
But as with any lengthy trial, particularly one chock-full of big personalities and scores of undercover wiretaps, there were plenty of funny and off-the-wall moments during the 16 weeks of proceedings.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Guillermo Rodriguez went around to Chiefs and Eagles players and asked them a variety of off-the-wall questions.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But as expected, a variety of off-the-wall and absurd questions were thrown Kelce’s way.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
But as with any lengthy trial, particularly one chock-full of big personalities and scores of undercover wiretaps, there were plenty of funny and off-the-wall moments during the 16 weeks of proceedings.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-wall
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The bizarre purchase was revealed last year by the former Lakers player, and the topic was recently brought up during the season 6 finale of The Kardashians.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Weezer has not canceled its plans to perform at Coachella this Saturday (April 12) after the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner sustained non-life-threatening injuries during a bizarre run-in with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers that ended in a dramatic shootout.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Everyone was so nervous to tell Mike what our number was, which was so funny.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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On her first series, the actress played the furry and funny Honk on the Kroffts’ Far Out Space Nuts, a character who spoke only in horn-like honks.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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To make the picture even stranger, the backseat door of the car is open and another backseat passenger’s leg is just barely visible.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Republicans should also get over their strange allergy to cutting the capital gains tax.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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There’s a weird, unexplained detail where the doctors sometimes wear white lab coats over their scrubs, then take them off to do procedures, and then put them back on.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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The whole thing, from the player’s point of view, must be deeply weird.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Cannes has been known to pull off the odd spectacular stunt too.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are extravagant rock concerts, evil giant babies, fiery demons, and of course, the odd robot as well.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Chargers' Jim Harbaugh gives his thoughts on controversial 'tush push' The veteran head coach currently views the Philadelphia Eagles' famed play as simply football, but is curious to see how a rule change vote goes on it.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Next, encourage team members to be curious about different perspectives, dive into data and stories, consider multiple categories of the problem, and clarify the objectives.—
Chris Williams,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, another feature of the young child’s chemical analysis was peculiar.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Freshman forward Zenaida Esquivel felt a peculiar mix of joy and relief after scoring her first career goal for Bloom.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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So there’s always these really erratic twists and turns.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lawsuits and interviews The Times conducted with nearly a dozen individuals with knowledge of the academy provide a fresh glimpse into the extraordinary dysfunction inside Donda and the erratic behavior of its controversial founder.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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