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
Asher Rae Aguirre,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The exotic garage Ball’s collection includes a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 — plus, per teammate Brandon Miller, a Ferrari.
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Emily Broyles,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
European exotics were also present.
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Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Juan Carlos, owner of J&C Handcrafted Culture, sells hand-painted and sculpted Mexican pottery as well as exotic plants.
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Asher Rae Aguirre,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The exotic garage Ball’s collection includes a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 — plus, per teammate Brandon Miller, a Ferrari.
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Emily Broyles,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Noun
European exotics were also present.
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Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
European exotics were also present.
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Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exotic
Adjective
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Baldet didn’t arrive in hospitality with a romantic attachment to restaurants, but a model, a thesis and enough self-awareness to realise neither would survive contact with the floor unchanged.
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Prior to this, the two denied romantic interest both publicly and in private conversations.
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Alex Bell, chairman emeritus of Sotheby’s UK and Old Masters worldwide, said the work succeeded because it combined scale, rarity, impeccable provenance, and immediate visual impact.
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Amsterdam was largely laid out in the 17th century, making new land available for gardens a rarity.
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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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There’s no guarantee Lawrence will ever play host to a foreign national soccer team’s World Cup base camp again.
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Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring a primary upset in Colorado, while police identify the Empire State Building climbers as foreign daredevils.
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Dick Van Dyke, so many marvelous people.
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“Exotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exotic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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