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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite
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as in magical
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden
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weird noises
a weird look
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Recent Examples of weird
This colossal collision of plotlines and personalities, of wild opposites and weird outcomes?
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Among the awards, volunteers can win for finding the weirdest trash, most fashionable trash, must useful trash and trash most likely to used as a weapon.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Credit here is likely due to director Jared Hess, who also wrote and helmed the equally weird Napoleon Dynamite.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Celebrity Instagram behavior is frequently weird, their following and unfollowing and blocking and unblocking habits at the will of their — and their teams’ — thumbs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Among the awards, volunteers can win for finding the weirdest trash, most fashionable trash, must useful trash and trash most likely to used as a weapon.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Credit here is likely due to director Jared Hess, who also wrote and helmed the equally weird Napoleon Dynamite.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Celebrity Instagram behavior is frequently weird, their following and unfollowing and blocking and unblocking habits at the will of their — and their teams’ — thumbs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weird
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Even more bizarre was the depth the starlight's dip changed with every transit.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The gay man who was involved in Rep. Nancy Mace’s viral meltdown at an Ulta Beauty store is speaking out about the bizarre incident.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
22 Apr. 2025
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Disappearing from the table, my father returned with that eerie icon of the naked woman.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Related article An eerie spiral lit up the European skies.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Inevitably, given the length and nature of his absence, Bentaleb has only featured sparingly for Lille since that magical night in Rennes.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The love planet will also conjunct Neptune on May 2, adding a magical, almost surreal quality to these connections.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Although not musicians, the Goldbergs quickly realized there was something unusual about their 3-year-old boy.—
Steve Rothaus,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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For one group of six girls living in Waterloo, Canada, their lives took an unusual turn when a couple of very territorial geese decided to claim their front lawn as their own.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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These stores typically feature eclectic collections of oddities, collectibles, curiosities, and decorative items that appeal to collectors and enthusiasts of the strange and unique.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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If some readers were befuddled by Mr. Holland’s strange and magical imagery, graphic artists were entranced.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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This is a haunting, unpredictable novel that’s hard to shake after reading.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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With a limited color palette and very spare design, the show subverts the commonplace elements of an office and invents a haunting visual language all its own that creeps you out while drawing you in.—
Charlotte Collins,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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Four runs is a magic number for KC opponents The Royals offense continues to be a puzzling question during the 2025 campaign.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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That scanning process allows the importance of connections across musicians from different times to build and build, as the surreal montage unfolds and the camera swirls like the turning of a magic cauldron.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
18 Apr. 2025
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What’s funny about that is that Alexander appears to have some Leonard Williams to his game.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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What started out curious is going to curiouser — funny, violent and wild.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Weird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weird. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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