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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite
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as in magical
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden
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weird noises
a weird look
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Introducing the Defender Octa By Eileen Falkenberg-Hull Senior Editor, Autos
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The barren African landscape, darted far more frequently by sharp rocks marking cliff edges on a one-and-a-half-lane-wide road than people or animals, may, on the surface, be a weird place to see the future of Defender.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The issues: Is this gift too weird for a brother to give his sister?
—Philip Galanes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Yeah, the weirdest feeling is that initial feeling of shock.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Skip to main content Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The issues: Is this gift too weird for a brother to give his sister?
—Philip Galanes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Yeah, the weirdest feeling is that initial feeling of shock.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Skip to main content Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weird
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Does that explain his bizarre excursion to allow Arnaut Danjuma to score?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists have uncovered a series of bizarre ancient burials in France.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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According to Variety, the studio previously used AI to create the opening sequence for Secret Invasion, which featured eerie, distorted cityscapes and warped figures.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The artful video was styled by Peri Rosenzweig and Nick Royal of Hardstyle, and all of the eerie high-fashion looks were created by artists such as Seth Pratt, Suman Gurung, Iggy Soliven, Anastasia Vikhoreva, and Galedi.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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Set in New York City with a magical sixth borough, the Unsleeping City party had to battle monsters that crossed over from other D20 campaigns.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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This is why Venusian themes (love, beauty, creativity, pleasure and relationships) tend to feel magical and otherworldly during this time.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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While some of the operations may not have been unusual, ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. — Associated Press Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hegseth showed up in person for the vote, which is unusual.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Fujifilm first introduced this strange form factor in 2018, which was subsequently launched as the Full HD Z5000 the following year – along with the Z8000.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have detected something strange in Earth’s magnetosphere, some 100,000 miles away from the ground.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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Brody — still mostly unknown in Hollywood — got sick at the beginning of production, lost 30 pounds and poured himself into the haunting role of the virtuoso.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Some of the most powerful images created as part of the mural initiative reside on a haunting, decayed block of Edison Concept Houses, constructed in 1913 by a subsidiary of U.S. Steel from inventor Thomas Edison’s patent for single-pour concrete homes.—
Patricia Leigh Brown,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Jan. 2025
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This assertion alone is not a magic phrase that washes away the reality of his long-time efforts.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Saturday’s magic trick against a bottom-tier Mountain West foe: Down nine and seemingly comatose with 6½ minutes to go, only to outscore the Cowboys 20-0 (yes, 20-0) with disgruntled Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler sitting courtside and nearly two dozen former players in attendance.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The sweet, funny, profound ceremony in Oakland on Saturday could have doubled as a celebration of life for A’s baseball here, as the team migrates to Sacramento this season with its sights set on Las Vegas.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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April is funny and self-deprecating, seemingly comfortable in her skin despite the constant questioning of her gender.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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