as in bohemians
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
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mavericks
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Thinkers, surveyors, and religious mavericks, the House of Pynchon had settled into middle-class respectability by the time this Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was born.—
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The unscripted industry was born from creative mavericks who challenged conventions and redefined what television could be.—
Peter White,
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19 Dec. 2024
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“Lone wolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolves. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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