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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eight balls
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That trajectory — from a small London stage to one of the most recognizable cultural touchstones in entertainment — speaks to the show’s enduring ability to connect with audiences who feel like outsiders themselves.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026 -
The slate to replace her is diverse, reflecting the broader region, as both longtime politicians and a handful of outsiders have proven competitive.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The coming-of-age series followed two groups of high school misfits, an A/V club and a drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Garcia, who plays cartel boss Gallino in the second season of the Paramount+ show, praised Sheridan as one of Hollywood's true mavericks.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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Most of our mavericks who fly that close to the sun never get to see that journey through.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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New York City is full of remorseless individualists who nonetheless stick to some codes very rigidly.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Based on actual events, Eden features a starry cast playing a disparate group of rugged individualists who all find themselves in the Galapagos in the early 20th century, each abandoning society in the hopes of creating a utopia.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Those who don’t cling to the faith are heretics.—
Kerry Jackson,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Among those applauding at the end was Carmen Chaplin, one of the director’s granddaughters, and even heretics, whose faith in Chaplin is fickle, will have been swept along.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Eight balls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eight%20balls. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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