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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an outlandish outfit made entirely out of bottle caps
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as in exotic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
the outlandish tribal rituals that astonished early explorers of that land
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Recent Examples of outlandish
Burdened by credit cards Oddly enough, Bialobrzeski said most consumers who contact GreenPath now typically aren't struggling because of outlandish impulse spending.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Often, they were driven by extreme desperation, a need to believe any explanation, no matter how outlandish, to explain their children’s pain.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Everything aside from the grille, lights, and windows is coated in the outlandish hue, including the vehicle’s 24-inch Brabus monoblock wheels.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
The proclamation wasn’t outlandish.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Often, they were driven by extreme desperation, a need to believe any explanation, no matter how outlandish, to explain their children’s pain.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Everything aside from the grille, lights, and windows is coated in the outlandish hue, including the vehicle’s 24-inch Brabus monoblock wheels.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
The proclamation wasn’t outlandish.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlandish
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In a bizarre twist, Sweden’s Sara Hector and Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund skied identical times — down to the hundredth of a second — in the morning and afternoon to tie for silver.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Of all the Manhattan’s children—and there are many—the Harvard Cocktail is perhaps the most bizarre.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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The clientele at Chablé has primarily been couples looking for a quiet, romantic retreat in an exotic tropical setting though the property is making a play to attract more families with the addition of a kid’s club and a small farm with a petting zoo, both new in 2024.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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These are exotic versions of protons contain an up quark, a down quark and a strange quark instead of the proton’s two ups and one down.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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In a strange twist, the Max app was developed by VKontakte (VK), which Durov co-founded before selling his shares and leaving Russia in 2014, after Durov said the Kremlin had asked the site to hand over Ukrainian users’ data.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Paul, the polarizing boxer, has been no stranger to showing emotion.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Here for a romantic getaway, my husband and I stayed in the luxurious Kalinago king suite overlooking the ocean, with a private patio perfect for just-the-two-of-us lounging.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday night, Rihanna and boyfriend A$AP Rocky celebrated Valentine’s Day with a romantic dinner at Caviar Russe, a Michelin star seafood restaurant in New York City.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
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From the other side of the window the guard is giving me funny kine looks.—
Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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But history, which has a funny way of repeating itself, suggests otherwise.—
Stephen Mihm,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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By the letter of the current weird law, yes, the officials got it right, but the law is a problem here because Haaland’s reaction should surely not define how the sequence is viewed.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But hey, this was the '90s, when being weird for weird's sake was a thing, and a creepy animatronic penguin lurking in the shadows and terrorizing humans in a variety of '90s-ish noir settings is definitely that.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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But we were left with an odd bitterness and powdery feeling in our mouths after eating the testing pieces.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tyler Mahle had his first reasonably healthy season since 2022 and, despite some odd underlying metrics, prevented runs.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Cut Buddy's tariff bills became erratic and exorbitant.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Using Color to Stir Emotion Much of Brontë's original text is unsettling, with the reader never quite knowing what our erratic characters will do next and what will be the consequences of their actions.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Outlandish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlandish. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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