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Recent Examples of otherness Here, centering otherness is about intentionally dissolving the idea of the imaginary center, which can no longer hold. Sara Raza, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 For some, holiness has an otherness quality set apart from all (or most) of humanity. Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Aug. 2024 Given how crucial football is to Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030 strategy’, moving there would jeopardise his sense of ‘otherness’ and become an extension of the state’s machinery. Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 The music itched with palpable otherness, from the experience of a Black art-school kid hailing from Stone Mountain, Georgia, and recklessly lumbered with the intention of redefining Black male cool. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for otherness
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Noun
  • Eoin Morgan took a grip on the team in 2014 and ensured that whatever the differences in personality and culture, the unit was tight.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In order to accomplish this, there must be a major temperature difference between the substance itself and its environment.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Iconic Architecture in Puglia Photo: Getty Images Often referred to as the heel of Italy’s boot, Puglia is a landscape of raw beauty and intense diversity (just look to its rocky coastlines, ancient olive groves, and quiet countrysides for proof).
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • As 2025 began and the Trump Administration began cracking down on diversity measures in the government, Target dialed down its diversity, equity and inclusion goals, sending its reputational score down again.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But recently, two experts have made a cogent distinction.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • With 273 career home runs and 916 RBIs, all those All-Star games and that World Series MVP distinction and five Gold Gloves and five Silver Slugger awards, Perez has amassed the makings of a candidacy for the National Baseball Hall of Fame — where George Brett resides as the only primary Royal.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, those who focus on avoidance goals—trying to prevent conflict or minimize discomfort—struggle with stress communication and experience more relationship problems.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • In contrast, Hawaii is the most expensive place to spend your retirement, GoBankingRates said.
    Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Otherness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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