as in romantic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world
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as in rarity
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest
the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world
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Recent Examples of exotic
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Rodin’s attraction to Khmer dancers was driven by a sense of exotic curiosity.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Natives do not necessarily require less fertilizer or irrigation than exotics.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Plants grow to about 4 feet tall with narrow leaves, and infrequent but exotic flowers, almost like small, greenish-yellow orchids.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Rodin’s attraction to Khmer dancers was driven by a sense of exotic curiosity.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
European exotics were also present.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Natives do not necessarily require less fertilizer or irrigation than exotics.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exotic
Adjective
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Dresses with empire silhouettes—that is, a high waist directly under the bust and a softly falling skirt that creates a romantic, almost fairytale-like drape—have become especially popular in the bridal market as a result.—
Madeline Dangmann,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Streisand, who played the neurotic, political firebrand Katie Morosky opposite Redford's WASPy Hubbell Gardiner in the 1973 romantic drama, performed a song and delivered a speech honoring him during the Oscars' In Memoriam segment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Rangers have tickets available for their home opener, something of a rarity.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bodytraffic quickly became a beacon for contemporary dance in a city where such a company was a rarity.—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It’s been a strange season in City Section soccer, with six schools removed from the playoffs for using ineligible players, most of whom played for club teams while also playing tor their high school team, in violation of CIF bylaw 600.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For now, Moltbook remains a strange but revealing glimpse into how AI agents might interact in the future.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Such a distinction had only ever applied to infrastructure firms, like Huawei or Kaspersky Labs, with ties to adversarial foreign governments, and there was no domestic precedent.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sticking with BCIs, companies like NMT are being pushed by China to help compete with potential foreign rivals like Neuralink or Synchron.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Forsberg was marvelous in net, stopping 36 of 39 shots.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That’s a real paint-stripper of a voice, an acidic sort of vocal that’s just marvelous.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Exotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exotic. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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