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Adjective
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True to his unpredictable, eccentric and singular nature, Parsons conducted interviews via hologram.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Although the atmosphere is geared toward singing, the eccentric bar offers a spacious dancing floor for guests.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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And their wedding party, school prom, Mary Tyler Moore chic was deemed too flaky to those my age, who used grittier rock artists as stencils for their simulated individuality.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Oh, and the hotel’s ensuite bakery does the softest, flakiest sourdough croissants in town.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Southwest closed a quirky era in flying.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Crafty’s Kitchen will take over the shuttered Knott’s Beary Factory cafeteria with chef/owner Crafty Coyote developing a menu of quirky culinary concoctions, according to the backstory.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Key's Jerry is a disruption through and through, knocking everything just a little off-kilter with each volatile appearance.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Paul Weller is still a godlike figure, but the Jam themselves had a really distinct chemistry and sounded very volatile onstage and are among the great punk groups.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2026
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And, by all accounts, his impetuous pardon of Cuellar may backfire.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Kelly’s impetuous decision to drop everything and travel abroad forces his loyal team, including publicist Liz (Laura Dern) and agent Ron (Sandler), among others, to join him.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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The film stars Cate Blanchett and follows a mercurial woman with a strange and piercing gift – the ability to see what others most intimately need, often at great personal cost – who sets out on a journey home.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026
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The paramount leader has responded to Trump’s mercurial nature with an equally ambiguous stoicism — responding harshly with tariffs of his own while insisting that all these disagreements can be worked out diplomatically.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Crankish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crankish. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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