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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
What struck me initially as an avant-garde take on lighting-as-sculpture is indicative, more so, of a movement towards authenticity—where craftsmanship and off-kilter detail are taking precedence over tight lines and modern silhouettes.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2025
David Kaplan approached Etude 15 with austerity, shaping its surging waves of sound with earnest precision, and embraced the shifting patterns of Etude 16’s off-kilter 7/8 meter with poise and control.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The data showed that the drying sped up in 2014 when the strongest El Niño — a repetitive weather pattern associated with warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — threw the global climate off-kilter.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 July 2025
The Pedro Pascal Project doesn’t begin in 2015 — for those looking for an at least semi-complete look at the career of one of our great leading men of the moment, get ready to get weird with ten of Pedro Pascal’s most off-kilter and surprising roles.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2025
David Kaplan approached Etude 15 with austerity, shaping its surging waves of sound with earnest precision, and embraced the shifting patterns of Etude 16’s off-kilter 7/8 meter with poise and control.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
The data showed that the drying sped up in 2014 when the strongest El Niño — a repetitive weather pattern associated with warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — threw the global climate off-kilter.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 July 2025
The Pedro Pascal Project doesn’t begin in 2015 — for those looking for an at least semi-complete look at the career of one of our great leading men of the moment, get ready to get weird with ten of Pedro Pascal’s most off-kilter and surprising roles.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-kilter
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The indictment of Adams’ former top advisor came a day after another member of Adams’ inner circle became embroiled in a bizarre apparent bribery attempt involving a news reporter.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Even the after effects of New Zealand’s oil and gas drilling ban did not create such a bizarre set of circumstances and pricing pain points.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
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Its floating cut disc adapts effortlessly to uneven terrain, aiming to promote a smooth, even trim while reducing the risk of scalping.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The craft beer industry is in a strange place right now.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Two-tone paint job and that weird hump of a trunk, remember?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Like everybody else in the show, he’s squeezed by the various, weird incentives of a capitalist medical system.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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The radio-wavelength image shows that the black hole’s jet is not straight, but is crooked with three distinct bends.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In one image, Scales, who had won a Military Cross for his bravery at the front, wears a crooked grimace that suggests recent anguish.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Scattered Thoughts: The digs at 30 Seconds To Mars were funny and telling.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Ramirez described Flores as a humble, funny and caring person.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The four months Assad lost to an oblique injury that reoccurred during his initial rehab altered what his impact would look like this season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Those injuries are in addition to the right oblique strain for relief pitcher Alex Vesia, which was deemed minor when the left-hander was placed on the injured list Tuesday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
28 Aug. 2025
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In an odd coincidence, The Long Walk actually represents the first of two King novels that were released under his Richard Bachman pen name that have been adapted into films this fall, and both are about dystopian contests.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The first chunk of Highest 2 Lowest mulls this odd moral dilemma: whether King should pony up the massive ransom demanded for someone who isn’t family.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-kilter. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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