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as in inquisitive
interested in what is not one's own business
curious neighbors peered out of their windows as the new people moved in
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
that's a pretty curious coincidence—almost too curious to be believed
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
that is one of the most curious paintings I've ever seen
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Recent Examples of curious
Still, the vast number of people who are at least curious about trying OpenAI's LLM appears to still be on the steep upward part of its growth curve.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Workplace innovation in the AI era will belong to those who are curious, not just those who are compliant.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
And then a curious pattern developed.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Fans will also be curious about your relationship with Nigel.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Workplace innovation in the AI era will belong to those who are curious, not just those who are compliant.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
And then a curious pattern developed.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Fans will also be curious about your relationship with Nigel.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curious
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The world’s first inkjet printer Rune Elmqvist was an inquisitive person.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Aug. 2025
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The short clip shows the pup, named Millie, inquisitive about a large ant on the carpet before deliberately stomping on it, and then performing the most unexpected of follow-up actions—eating it.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The combination of strange comments, a clear lack of education and experience, and a disturbing personal history with mental health struggles and domestic problems doomed his campaign.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Coon admitted that their daughter has also taken up a strange favorite film.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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This is an unusual feature for a screen that’s designed for color-critical design tasks.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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When Macron was here, Mick Jagger was there with his girlfriend, which is quite unusual.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Saudi Arabia is reportedly interested in acquiring Turkey’s upcoming TF Kaan stealth jet.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But those defenses, more then Vrabel's new unit, were interested in gap control and keeping everything in front of them rather then penetration and creating negative plays.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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But everything changes when a string of gruesome killings—which grow increasingly bizarre, with victims covered in rashes and found in deranged, violent states—involves his young daughter Hyo-jin (Kim Hwan-hee).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Paxton’s interest in Paul’s plight was bizarre, obsessive and so far beyond normal operations at the attorney general’s office that the agency’s top officials struggled to convey their concerns during the hourslong meeting with two FBI agents.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The country’s midterm elections were approaching, and violence around elections was not uncommon.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Adam Goldstein of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression said that’s not uncommon, and all experts agreed the number of people participating in this effort is largely unheard of.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Zambians are warm, funny, proud.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Things get weird, however, when the lines between science fiction and fantasy start to blur.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Curious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curious. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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