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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
Nearby Boyne Mountain has two more eighteens, Alpine and Monument, which play more up and down then across the slopes, avoiding the wacky off-kilter failing of so many mountain courses.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Their iconic poppy flowers and off-kilter stripes are a great way to make an immediate impression and look especially beautiful on large-scale upholstery or drapery.
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Alyssa Longobucco,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
There’s also the possibility of overindulging fan excitement for beloved characters, a world where Patricia turns into a less prickly, more easily lovable character, trading her off-kilter pointiness for something smoother and more flattering.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Benton easily embodies both Z’s everyday worries, her larger concerns, and an off-kilter dream-y subplot that takes us squarely inside the character’s head.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Their iconic poppy flowers and off-kilter stripes are a great way to make an immediate impression and look especially beautiful on large-scale upholstery or drapery.
—
Alyssa Longobucco,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2026
There’s also the possibility of overindulging fan excitement for beloved characters, a world where Patricia turns into a less prickly, more easily lovable character, trading her off-kilter pointiness for something smoother and more flattering.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Benton easily embodies both Z’s everyday worries, her larger concerns, and an off-kilter dream-y subplot that takes us squarely inside the character’s head.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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When this place is eventually gone — a phrase that feels truly bizarre given the environment this summer and the half-century preceding it — the lasting images will be the seas of red.
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Continue reading … 'DEEPLY WEIRD' — CNN panel's bizarre 'read as Jewish' comment about a senator draws fierce blowback.
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Household financial resilience also remains uneven, even when many adults report doing okay or living comfortably.
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The uneven workmanship of the double stitching suggests the giant flag was likely made by amateurs, curators with the historical society have determined.
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Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
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Canada coach Jesse Marsch gives strange interview after Morocco World Cup loss.
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Compared with tilted plastic rafts used in warmer climates, this design attaches flexible solar panels directly to thick, waterproof foam sheets, reducing wind exposure.
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Citi maintained that risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside, as Iran retains significant control over the timing and terms of any potential agreement to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz energy route.
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As the two form a close bond, Laila discovers there's some weird business going on within the house that threatens both of them.
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Confessions kicked off one of the weirdest eras in a career that has never been stingy with weirdness.
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Better known among seasoned riders as the Triple Nickel, the route makes for one of the most crooked roads in the Midwest, if not the country.
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There’ll be something else to keep the crooked numbers away, don’t worry.
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Watching improv is reliably funny because performers work without a script.
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But figuring out how to do all that while being funny at the same time?
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Infielder Nick Sogard, who had been called up in Story’s place, hit the IL with a right oblique strain June 3, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went to the IL with a forearm bone stress reaction similar to Mayer’s on June 20.
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Mayfield, who turned 31 in April, appeared on the Bucs’ injury report 10 out of 18 weeks with issues that spanned his foot, toe, knee, right biceps, oblique and right shoulder.
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-kilter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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