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as in absurd
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
a bizarre invention that no one could figure out how to use
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late
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Recent Examples of bizarre
That last bizarre phrase, which most would probably consider a typo, is actually a concept that abounds in tech company circles.
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Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Brother keeps trying to push for more expensive places that are beyond our budget, divide bills in really bizarre unequal ways that are obviously flawed, and seems resistant to coming up with rules around cleaning or chores.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Conducting bizarre self-experiments because someone on the internet told them to.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Epstein significantly expanded the living spaces, adding a larger pool, new cabanas, a massive sundial and a bizarre temple-like structure overlooking the island’s southwest coast.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Brother keeps trying to push for more expensive places that are beyond our budget, divide bills in really bizarre unequal ways that are obviously flawed, and seems resistant to coming up with rules around cleaning or chores.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Conducting bizarre self-experiments because someone on the internet told them to.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Epstein significantly expanded the living spaces, adding a larger pool, new cabanas, a massive sundial and a bizarre temple-like structure overlooking the island’s southwest coast.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarre
Adjective
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The government thinks this is absurd.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The movie is also surreal, absurd and crowd-pleasingly funny.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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One thing was clear from the beginning — these strange objects were common.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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It was written by Nicki Cortese and follows a man (Goggins) who wakes up in a strange house covered in blood and comes to realize his true identity while fighting off contract killers from his past, which includes everyone from his exes to his best friend.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stewie’s miserable, the other kids are miserable, and even the turtle is miserable… until Stewie begins rolling out his trusty array of devices to take them anywhere in space and time, turning every boring day at school into an insane and surreal adventure.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Sean Penn was so out there and insane.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What made this Aztecs season unusually weird?—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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That is a super weird way to descend an A-frame net.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Instead of simply challenging the more foolish of those woke policies, our federal and state governments seem hell bent on obliterating any activity that even hints of DEI.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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This kind of talk is also politically foolish and risks alienating the many Americans who already distrust this war.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Scott worked odd jobs for Serafini and his wife, including working as a nanny for the couple’s two small children.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Take Manchester City’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and the odd foot fetish his critics displayed in their evaluations of him, despite his talent for keeping the ball out of the net.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Still, for many WWE fans, Lee’s return still seems unreal.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Until outlets close to the regime confirmed it, the news felt unreal.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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For most of the evening, the mood is darkly funny and a little ominous, as the siblings take undermining jabs and the in-laws roll their eyes.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Would that kind of thing have seemed funny at the time, or maybe a clever way to avoid a topic either too personal or too fraught for out-group consumption?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Bizarre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarre. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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