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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he's nice enough, but there's something a little off-kilter about him
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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
to me, the painting on the wall looks a little off-kilter
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Recent Examples of off-kilter
The audience gets a re-introduction to the afterlife when a French graffiti artist (Sami Slimane) working for Delia accidentally falls down a New York City manhole and ends up in the tiled, off-kilter hallway from the first movie.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Sutch’s off-kilter musical shows were something not seen before in England.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024
Onstage as the lead singer of Hole, her red lipstick was smeared; her eyeliner was smudged; and her tiara, off-kilter.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
Handling and Controls: Manual Focus Takes Time Despite its off-kilter tripod thread, the Wide 400 has one ergonomic advantage over the Lomo'Instant: its grip.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Sutch’s off-kilter musical shows were something not seen before in England.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024
Onstage as the lead singer of Hole, her red lipstick was smeared; her eyeliner was smudged; and her tiara, off-kilter.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
Handling and Controls: Manual Focus Takes Time Despite its off-kilter tripod thread, the Wide 400 has one ergonomic advantage over the Lomo'Instant: its grip.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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By Samantha Riedel Sarah McBride Will Officially Be the First Trans Member of U.S. Congress By Nico Lang Amid a packed schedule of eclectic, bizarre, and hilarious series on the Dropout streaming service, Very Important People has already established itself as one of the platform’s finest.Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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Karin is not your typical sweet anime girl, and the narrative is bizarre, unexpected and hilarious.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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In recent years, Allentown has undergone an uneven revival spurred by the arrival of tens of thousands of Latinos, many of them exiles from New York, who now make up a majority of the city’s population.Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
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Asian stock markets posted uneven performances on Thursday, with gains in Tokyo and Seoul offset by declines in Hong Kong and Shanghai.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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The 75-year-old writer’s novels and stories, which are marked by a distinct combination of strange happenings and plainspoken feelings, have been translated into more than 50 languages.Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Turkmenistan is often described as being strange, mysterious, odd or offbeat.Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Even more weird was head coach Matt Eberflus still having a timeout in his pocket.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Ariana loves horror movies, is weird, and was once pursued by a demon.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Hanging a frame in my apartment the other day, a crooked placement gave me pause.Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Mike seemed perfectly willing to negotiate with that crooked Nevada senator until the man got belligerent and racist and insulted Michael’s family.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Killian earned a reputation for being funny and outré.Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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Consider the case of Mickey Mouse, whose funny, sunny visage has come to the rescue at least once before.Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nick Bosa played through a hip injury to play Sunday, only to be knocked out of the game by an oblique injury.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Mookie Betts missed almost two months with a broken left hand while Max Muncy was sidelined more than three months with a strained right oblique.Jerry Beach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Conservatorship is an odd legal place for any organization to reside for an extended period—with a third party (in this case FHFA) in operational control.Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Behind layers of clothes, underwear, CDs, records, and other odd items and products for sale, Sean Carter oversees the store from behind the counter.Julian Roberts-Grmela, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-kilter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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