strangeness
noun
strange·ness
ˈstrānj-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being strange
2
: the flavor characterizing a strange quark
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Thirty-three shots lost to the strangeness of a night that promised to be special.
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Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet beneath this genial surface lay a boundless imagination capable of conjuring deeply unsettling worlds, the living embodiment of his recurring theme: the hidden strangeness lurking beneath the ordinary.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
With an increase in popularity, Thomas also had to deal with some strangeness.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
The show is about many things: the strangeness, alienation and dark sense of humor that flows from growing up so close to death; the way the moment of our birth dictates our ability to be, or not be, ourselves; the central place our parents and our happy/sad childhoods occupy in our adult memories.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet beneath this genial surface lay a boundless imagination capable of conjuring deeply unsettling worlds, the living embodiment of his recurring theme: the hidden strangeness lurking beneath the ordinary.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
With an increase in popularity, Thomas also had to deal with some strangeness.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
The show is about many things: the strangeness, alienation and dark sense of humor that flows from growing up so close to death; the way the moment of our birth dictates our ability to be, or not be, ourselves; the central place our parents and our happy/sad childhoods occupy in our adult memories.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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