eight ball

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Noun
  • Aquarius: Justin Suarez Socially conscious and true fashionista, Justin’s creativity and free spirit very much align with Aquarius’ rebellious nature and sparkling individuality.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Pisces: Jeannie Jeannie aligns with Pisces, known for their free spirit and an enigmatic aura that enchants all others.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.
    TIME, TIME, 7 May 2024
  • Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The tenacity of the lone wolf myth has several sources.
    Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
  • The classic stereotype, albeit not always accurate, is of the lone wolf with a basement full of Spam, a wall full of guns, and a mind full of conspiracy theories.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
  • While outsiders see the 45-minute indoor cycling class as just another workout, Webster understands that for SoulCycle riders, those 45 minutes feel more like a concert or a spiritual experience.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Blockbuster: Caravaggio 2025, Palazzo Barberini Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio—known far and wide as Caravaggio—was quite the enfant terrible.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
  • From the get-go, many recognized Ms. Sagan as a genuine talent, with critics likening her to the fellow literary enfant terrible Colette.
    Sadie Stein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • As one hoist of the Larry O’Brien Trophy would reveal, misfit champions are still champions.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Marvel's more impressive big swing was getting audiences to fall in love with a talking raccoon, a tree and their motley crew of space misfits.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Immigration has surged, and the United States has entered an individualist, conservative epoch.
    Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
  • No other nation has more outstanding individualists.
    Philipp Lahm, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Compared to other presidents, Trump has been more of a maverick and solo act.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Manfred Thierry Mugler, a fashion maverick known for sharp tailoring, hourglass silhouettes and a futuristic sheen, died in 2022 at age 73.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
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“Eight ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eight%20ball. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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