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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
odd behavior that prompted one of the waiting passengers to alert airport security
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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
the only odd grade for the exam was the one perfect score
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as in uncommon
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
the odd occurrences in the area attracted the attention of people interested in psychic phenomena
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as in occasional
not often occurring or repeated
with the exception of the odd sick day, he never takes time off from work
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Recent Examples of odd
And yet the oddity of the term Earthlings as a mechanism of cognitive estrangement is that, actually, nothing could be less odd.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Collett knew the collaboration with MK was odd at first glance.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Like most of the 50-odd boys on the field, Désir commutes a long distance several days a week to play in peace at Parc Sainte-Thérèse, an arena with artificial turf in the hillside suburb of Pétionville.
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Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Mary Ann signed off on the novel, and Clarke—who, after a series of odd jobs, had just earned a master’s in teaching—was touched by how much his brother had remembered.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Collett knew the collaboration with MK was odd at first glance.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Like most of the 50-odd boys on the field, Désir commutes a long distance several days a week to play in peace at Parc Sainte-Thérèse, an arena with artificial turf in the hillside suburb of Pétionville.
—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Mary Ann signed off on the novel, and Clarke—who, after a series of odd jobs, had just earned a master’s in teaching—was touched by how much his brother had remembered.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odd
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The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said the virus was found in a single seabird, a brown skua, near Esperance on the south coast of Western Australia, in Cape Le Grand National Park.
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Zoroastrianism’s core tenets – a single God, the cosmic struggle between good and evil – are widely believed by historians to have formed the theological groundwork for the major Abrahamic religions.
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Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.
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The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
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What Trump is doing is unusual.
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Heat domes are not unusual, but the temperatures in this one have been.
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Tornadoes are not uncommon in Streator, a small rural town about 100 miles southwest of Chicago.
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Todd Sohn, chief ETF strategist at Strategas Securities, says the pattern is familiar, even if the scale is uncommon.
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Steward said the church has around 50 members, although many others in the area stop by for the occasional service.
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South winds increase to 15-25 mph with occasional gusts over 30 mph.
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Powell became emotional again when the prosecutor said Walton’s sister – his only close surviving relative – fully supported the decision to set him free.
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The Toronto fan base, which landed a finalist at every position and two outfielders, is Langeliers’ only true obstacle left to overcome en route to a starting job at the All-Star Game.
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In a bizarre scene at the ceremony, his troops stood at attention as Ríos addressed them in a live video feed from a Bogotá prison.
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This has produced a toxic and bizarre backlash.
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Our work complements beautifully the extraordinary work that has already been done by the producers, sales agents and distributors of Mike Leigh’s films over the years.
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The Vietnam War was fought by young Americans thrust into extraordinary circumstances.
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“Odd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odd. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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