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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he's nice enough, but there's something a little off-kilter about him
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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
to me, the painting on the wall looks a little off-kilter
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Recent Examples of off-kilter
Brodie, a 6-year-old mixed breed with an off-kilter snout, has amassed more than 1.5 million followers on his Instagram and TikTok pages showing glimpses of his day-to-day life.
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a suit jacket comes with an off-kilter neckline inspired by the lines of founder Christian Dior’s Abandon dress.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
Azithromycin has also been linked with arrhythmia (an off-kilter heartbeat) and other cardiac issues especially in older people and folks with existing heart conditions, Dr. Mercado says.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
Their uniforms were never off-kilter with seams out of place, instead they were portrayed as nearly perfect.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a suit jacket comes with an off-kilter neckline inspired by the lines of founder Christian Dior’s Abandon dress.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
Azithromycin has also been linked with arrhythmia (an off-kilter heartbeat) and other cardiac issues especially in older people and folks with existing heart conditions, Dr. Mercado says.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
Their uniforms were never off-kilter with seams out of place, instead they were portrayed as nearly perfect.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-kilter
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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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Avoid the uneven, unpaved roads on more untouched stretches of the island by skirting around the shores, especially to destinations like Secret Beach.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Rainfall totals this winter have been even more uneven.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 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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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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There’s this weird gray zone between a cult and a company, or any system of power, especially one where there is sort of a charismatic personality at the top of it like Kier Eagan.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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First, read the BAIT: a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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Workers reported bent rafters, crooked columns and snapped cables before the building collapsed, according to OSHA.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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The larger-than-life writer-director plays the dupe, an Irish sailor who falls head over heels in confounded lust for Elsa (Hayworth), the enigmatic wife of a crooked lawyer (Everett Sloane), recently arrived in New York from Shanghai.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 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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Orlando’s Franz Wagner would’ve been in play here, but his mid-December oblique injury has limited him to 25 games.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Bosa made the Pro Bowl this season, but had issues with oblique injuries, missed two games and had nine sacks — his fewest in a non-injury season since his rookie year.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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And not much tension is built into the film before then — just a long list of odd incidents without any sense of rising action.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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But the whole thing is oppressive and, in an odd way, not very interesting.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-kilter. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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