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as in unusual
very different in a way that shocks or surprises people
The outrageous outfit he wore to the party attracted everyone's attention. The talk show host is known for her outrageous opinions.
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as in terrible
standing out because of being very bad or wrong
The student was suspended for his outrageous behavior.
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Recent Examples of outrageous
That’s the best way to shine light on these outrageous official activities.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders played the two leads, respectively, breaking ground as female characters leading a show with outrageous, politically incorrect humor.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 July 2025
The film series' latest installment — Madea's Destination Wedding — premiered on Netflix on July 11 and has proven to be one of the franchise's most outrageous chapters yet.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 July 2025
Insult to injury, large change orders provided again without explanation to a firm with direct political connection to the city administration — outrageous!
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders played the two leads, respectively, breaking ground as female characters leading a show with outrageous, politically incorrect humor.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 July 2025
The film series' latest installment — Madea's Destination Wedding — premiered on Netflix on July 11 and has proven to be one of the franchise's most outrageous chapters yet.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 July 2025
Insult to injury, large change orders provided again without explanation to a firm with direct political connection to the city administration — outrageous!
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrageous
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Their target area was unusual, though: a strip of lawn between the road and a fence bordering Interstate 65, where homeless people have set up about two dozen tents over the first half of this year.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Summer storms cause travel headaches every year, but these numbers are not unusual.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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My heart goes out to all of the Jewish children, grandchildren and future great-grandchildren who must ultimately bear the brunt of the terrible additional worldwide antisemitism caused directly by the horrific actions of the Israeli government over the past two years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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He was named to the Maxwell Award watchlist, which is an award that is given yearly to college football's most outstanding player.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Court records show Anderson tried to make good and redeem her home, paying the city $18,900 by the end of 2022 -- more than triple her outstanding taxes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Contract disputes involving All-Pro members of the Dallas Cowboys are hardly shocking this time of year.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Too Much creator recently shared her vision for a film based on the shocking affair between Tom Sandoval and Rachel Leviss that was unpacked during the Bravo reality show’s Season 10 reunion in 2023, as Sandoval’s estranged ex Ariana Madix had the chance to confront them both.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Aug. 2025
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Sony and Microsoft and the PC world can keep playing the cutting-edge hardware competition while Nintendo luxuriates in its bizarre boutique silo, unbothered, moisturized, in its lane, consistently content with winning its own solo race.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The pair then embark on a harrowing adventure, with Luke slowly turning into the most bizarre father figure ever.—
Elliott Smith,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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The chart’s most cringeworthy attribute is not the blatant inaccuracy, but the disingenuity.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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One of the most important American service exports is higher education but the Trump Administration in this case has displayed blatant disregard for trade balance with its multi-pronged attack on universities and its hostility to international students.—
Devashish Mitra,
Time,
28 July 2025
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Chuck Lorre is back with yet another laugh-out-loud funny show to add to his TV universe.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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That said, The Magician of Tiger Castle did initially start out as a YA romcom about Princess Tullia escaping her betrothal to the neighboring kingdom’s awful prince.—
Natalie Zutter
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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The first breach was awful: humiliating for the women who had to see their images passed around, and grim given the number of men making fun of those images with such open, gleeful cruelty.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2025
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“Outrageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrageous. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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