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as in absurd
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
a bizarre invention that no one could figure out how to use
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late
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Recent Examples of bizarre
When Floyd is found dead at a community pool, surrounded by a poisonous cocktail and a vintage Playgirl magazine, two detectives (Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday) begin unraveling the bizarre chain of events that led to his death.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
In that spot, Dunn said, the group of fossils includes both bizarre examples of life that existed in earlier periods and disappeared, along with early examples of organisms that would evolve into modern animals.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
But that wouldn’t have been the case if his players didn’t intercept a pass by Duke star Cam Boozer, the son of Duke and NBA great Carlos Boozer, and Braylon Mullins drilled a 3-pointer almost at the buzzer in a bizarre finish to their Elite Eight matchup.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
From Monster and Fox to Pearl and Galaxy Girl, here's everyone who's won the bizarre singing competition.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
In that spot, Dunn said, the group of fossils includes both bizarre examples of life that existed in earlier periods and disappeared, along with early examples of organisms that would evolve into modern animals.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
But that wouldn’t have been the case if his players didn’t intercept a pass by Duke star Cam Boozer, the son of Duke and NBA great Carlos Boozer, and Braylon Mullins drilled a 3-pointer almost at the buzzer in a bizarre finish to their Elite Eight matchup.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
From Monster and Fox to Pearl and Galaxy Girl, here's everyone who's won the bizarre singing competition.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarre
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The tongue-in-cheek and gleefully gory remake of a 1980s action fantasy is here for those needing some absurd escapism.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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That push-and-pull is central to the show, which balances absurd, high-concept comedy with sharp emotional stakes.—
Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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Stars wield power in professional sports, and that power can lead to some strange requests of their employers.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Pocahontas will arrive with her very own Yehakin and help unravel the mystery behind a strange phenomenon affecting the Moon and the tides around the Valley.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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And leading the country is a megalomaniac — Anthony Starr’s always riveting Homelander — who might be going insane.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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By any normal corporate logic, this was an insane thing to promise.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But coming into print is a weird transformation.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Capri Pants Capri pants, which had a moment in the 1950s and ’60s, and then again in the late ’90s and early 2000s, are one of those weird garments that shouldn’t work but somehow just do–especially with a little low-rise heel and a spaghetti strap top.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Do me a favor, call up that agent that was foolish enough to shoehorn you into this business and this show and tell him to lower the ticket prices.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal would be foolish to write off a player in this kind of form, with this kind of confidence, and gripped by the kind of never-say-die attitude that has characterised a dramatic career.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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To strike that balance, the characters had to be funny and a little odd but also warm and genuinely fond of one another, enough that the hero would think, This is worth preserving.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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That was something McGuire said that seemed odd.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Which brings me to … After seeing that unreal UConn-Duke ending, what are your top five postseason college football endings?—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Can have an unreal college career playing that way.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Levy arcs his character’s growing exasperation in a way that’s funny, if somewhat limited.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Deborah and Ava get to develop while their process, for the most part, remains the same — and remains funny.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Bizarre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarre. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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