as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
George Sand's maverick views on marriage scandalized 19th-century French society
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as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
there's always one maverick who has to go his own way
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Recent Examples of maverick
Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This week’s visit will be scrutinized for clues about the trajectory of a more maverick Saudi foreign policy.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Often lauded for his maverick attitude to commissioning, Paramount’s UK creative boss has impressively reinvented and reinvigorated Channel 5 over a sustained period.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Even in New Hampshire, where maverick candidates in both parties have found success over the decades, longtime Republicans wondered whether there was a market for a Cheney candidacy within the G.O.P.
—Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This week’s visit will be scrutinized for clues about the trajectory of a more maverick Saudi foreign policy.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
Noun
Flush with cash from the company’s recent purchase by Disney, Miramax Films, founded by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, had gone all out to champion its latest triumph, the narratively innovative, wildly unpredictable second film from maverick auteur Quentin Tarantino.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Often lauded for his maverick attitude to commissioning, Paramount’s UK creative boss has impressively reinvented and reinvigorated Channel 5 over a sustained period.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maverick
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He’d been allowed through the security checkpoint to attend a session given by a professor at the university, a Tunisian dissident and political exile, a specialist in the liberation movements of the Global South.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Rumors about an investigation against He first surfaced among the Chinese dissident community following China’s annual political meetings last month.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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These unconventional or niche markets—whether they’re built around specific lifestyles, cultural shifts, unique services, or underserved consumer segments—can offer less competition, more loyal customers, and a sharper opportunity to stand out.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Following the unconventional release of latest album Bully, the artist formerly known as Kanye West has dropped the potential tracklist for his next body of work, WW3.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Historically, his efforts to advance more climate-friendly technologies, his socially liberal stances, and his entrepreneurship positioned him as a likable iconoclast by broad swathes of the population.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Even as Republicans embrace him as an iconoclast, Democrats and other critics have lambasted Kennedy as a know-nothing without the scientific or bureaucratic experience to do the job effectively.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Attracting talent for greater innovation hazards acquiring a few eccentrics whose gifts come wrapped in controversial packaging.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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No other nation has more outstanding individualists.—
Philipp Lahm,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The folly of swapping him out for Ibrahimovic, football’s most brash individualist outside of Cristiano Ronaldo, was exposed in less than a year.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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German immigrants founded and built the club, and in later decades Nature Friends became a hub for numerous groups: some esoteric, some nonconformist and others looking for a rustic place to chill.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Invariably, memorials devoted to these two nonconformists emphasized their complicated personalities.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 July 2024
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Actually, everyone in the movie talks that way, but Brendan is still an outsider, a moody loner who cares more about cracking the case of his missing ex-girlfriend than fitting in at school.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Director David Ayer teams again with Statham after last year’s successful violent actioner, The Beekeeper, and the screenplay comes from him and none other than Sylvester Stallone, who no doubt likes the Rambo-ish loner-style resemblance to Cade.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Maverick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maverick. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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