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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him
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as in exotic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following
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Recent Examples of bizarro
Winning is all that matters from here on out to the playoffs, and possibly back home to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in this bizarro-world season.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Even in the bizarro world of meat racing, there are still rules to abide by.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Can some of the other Idaho coffee drive-thrus step up their bizarro sugar-bomb drink games?
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
The Greek auteur has worked with better scripts in the past, but in terms of its commanding performances, design, sharply precise cinematography, gleefully cruel humor, and bizarro ending, this madcap thriller can’t help but hit the spot for existing devotees.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Even in the bizarro world of meat racing, there are still rules to abide by.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Can some of the other Idaho coffee drive-thrus step up their bizarro sugar-bomb drink games?
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
The Greek auteur has worked with better scripts in the past, but in terms of its commanding performances, design, sharply precise cinematography, gleefully cruel humor, and bizarro ending, this madcap thriller can’t help but hit the spot for existing devotees.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarro
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In a bizarre video circulating after his trip, Landry walked the streets of Greenland’s capital Nuuk and handed out chocolate chip cookies to baffled Greenlandic children.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The latest effort from idiosyncratic director Gus Van Sant dramatizes a bizarre true story about a 1977 hostage situation where a man named Tony Kistis held a mortgage broker at gunpoint with a shotgun wired to his neck.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2026
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Hence these might require the use of exotic materials like ceramic matrix composites or carbon fibers (which have melting temperatures around 3,500 K).—
adityajadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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While they are admired for their beauty, The Wildcat Sanctuary says that fascination fuels the exotic pet trade and private ownership.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Such a link however is characteristic of radicalization more generally, and indeed the strange story of Helter Skelter—the official script, certainly, but not only—becomes straightforward as soon as it is read as belonging to the longer history of politico-religious extremism, or terrorism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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She’s paid to be at Souria’s beck and call every moment of the day and often gets awakened at strange times in the night for errands, like going out to buy every item on a fast-food restaurant’s menu and bring it back for a midnight feast.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
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The exercise and environment were romantic; the conversation was good and that continued for about three quarters of the walk.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The exercise and environment were romantic; the conversation was good, and that continued for about three-quarters of the walk.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Yes, baseball is weird sometimes.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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This is weird in at least three ways but, as mentioned, one sip and all the question marks disappear.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
23 May 2026
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Somewhere in the hills outside the city of Karjat in India, there is a marvelous house that bridges the gap between two pieces of land.—
Stefan Ionescu
May 20,
New Atlas,
20 May 2026
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Earlier this year, my sister and I went to San Francisco’s marvelous art museum, the Palace of the Legion of Honor.—
Tom Levenson,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Jon Rahm is one of the best handful of golfers in the world, and, in media availability and his infrequent YouTube golf appearances, is thoughtful, funny and personable.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Semple’s writing is warm and absurdly funny but also occasionally devastating—as when, roughly midway through the book, Adora digresses into recalling her experiences writing for a comedy show in the 1990s.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The task force, made up of various law enforcement agencies, targets criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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China will penalize brokerages accused of illegally moving money to foreign markets, Reuters reported .—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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“Bizarro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarro. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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