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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an offbeat approach to the task, but it gets the job done
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
this writer has an enjoyably offbeat sense of humor
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Recent Examples of offbeat
Carter even got silly for photographers, getting into some offbeat poses while in the crowd and on the stairs, showing off her sense of humor.
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Launched in 1971 by a group of Carleton College graduates as a free weekly, the Reader became known for its ambitious long-form journalism, arts news and offbeat classified ads.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The offbeat premise and ingenious staging prove that no algorithm can yet prescribe a hit Broadway musical.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
After Season 1 introduced viewers to the offbeat, sinister world of Lumon Industries, the Innies that make up its workforce, and the Outies compartmentalizing their lives, Season 2 is now unfolding deeper, stranger intricacies that speak to how corporations deal with dissenters.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Launched in 1971 by a group of Carleton College graduates as a free weekly, the Reader became known for its ambitious long-form journalism, arts news and offbeat classified ads.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The offbeat premise and ingenious staging prove that no algorithm can yet prescribe a hit Broadway musical.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
After Season 1 introduced viewers to the offbeat, sinister world of Lumon Industries, the Innies that make up its workforce, and the Outies compartmentalizing their lives, Season 2 is now unfolding deeper, stranger intricacies that speak to how corporations deal with dissenters.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offbeat
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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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While some of the operations may not have been unusual, ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. — Associated Press Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hegseth showed up in person for the vote, which is unusual.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 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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However, complete asthma remission, in which all symptoms go away for a year or more without any medications, is uncommon.—
Daniel More,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become uncommon in the 21st century, as regulations have increased, technology has advanced and safety measures and controls have improved.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
30 Jan. 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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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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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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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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Click here to read the next part of the story that details the odd findings related to Sara’s death.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Unlike many child actors, Wright isn’t precocious so much as devastatingly genuine in her peculiar blend of wisdom and naivety.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The discovery came via John Willman, a biological anthropologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, who was studying a peculiar kind of wear on the teeth of Ice Age Europeans.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Offbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offbeat. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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