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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
Meaning the next step is acknowledging that the infrastructure gap is now a scientific and policy problem, not just a curious find that will be published in a scientific journal article.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The change has paid off for the streamer, as the companion series saw a 144% increase in audience from its Season 7 debut, with viewers curious to see the new format.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
The Mars Volta is going back on the road this fall, and fans are quite curious if this might be a return to performing material from the back catalog or… something completely different?
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
1 July 2026
Welcome to Bon Appétit Bake Club, a community of curious bakers.
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Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The change has paid off for the streamer, as the companion series saw a 144% increase in audience from its Season 7 debut, with viewers curious to see the new format.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
The Mars Volta is going back on the road this fall, and fans are quite curious if this might be a return to performing material from the back catalog or… something completely different?
—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
1 July 2026
Welcome to Bon Appétit Bake Club, a community of curious bakers.
—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for curious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curious
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Most episodes follow the inquisitive young Phineas teaming up with his quiet stepbrother, Ferb, in their constant quest to avoid boredom on summer vacation.
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The tools—the ability to automate data production, analyze large datasets, and gain insights faster and faster, married to the number and complexity of challenges, makes now a very rich time to be inquisitive.
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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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League One Volleyball has recently begun selling off teams to interested owners who pay expansion fees to take control of franchises.
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From there, the conversation exploded, drawing responses from interested eaters — or sippers, as the case may be — from around the area.
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When Aaron Paul’s Jeff attempts to make a suspicious deposit, the bank teller (a game Nina Dobrev) demands to be in on the deal, in the sort of neo-noir twist that could suggest a rich film world populated with bizarre freaks of all stripes.
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In the canon of DC Comics, Comet is truly a bizarre character.
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On June 23, 2026, though, the majority delivered an uncommon defeat in this contentious area.
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His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
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But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying — and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
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But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying -- and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
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Watching improv is reliably funny because performers work without a script.
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But figuring out how to do all that while being funny at the same time?
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“Curious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curious. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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