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a person of odd or whimsical habits
she's known as the office oddball
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Recent Examples of oddball
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Led by host and de facto showrunner Edna (Chloë Sevigny), the motley crew of Brooklyn media types travel the world seeking oddball stories ranging from pop culture to the occult.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Scientists are interested in the origin of these oddball rocks.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Led by host and de facto showrunner Edna (Chloë Sevigny), the motley crew of Brooklyn media types travel the world seeking oddball stories ranging from pop culture to the occult.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Scientists are interested in the origin of these oddball rocks.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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But the settlers’ belief in the value of public goods and embrace of independent thinkers remain woven into the character of the city, which continues to attract artists, eccentrics and writers.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
4 May 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
Adjective
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Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Known for its deluge of gruesome deaths that just get more bizarre with each iteration, Final Destination is now returning for a sixth movie.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Series regular Tony Todd, who died last fall, returns for a touching posthumous scene that references another fan favorite character.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Each still type creates a rum with a distinct character.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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This feels a bit forced and corny, and the director becomes even more outlandish depicting Maggi’s dreams as their relationship feels fully unsalvageable: a rooster disturbs him in real life, then visits him in giant, anthropomorphized form in his dream to injure him or worse.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Of course, with a story set roughly 40,000 years into the future, there were also several opportunities to have fun with outlandish and almost fantasy-like concepts.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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In that respect, Alonso is not necessarily unusual.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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If anything seems unusual, trust your instincts and stop the communication immediately.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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With encouragement from Paramount Pictures president Stanley Jaffe, Benton made his directorial debut with Bad Company (1972), an offbeat Civil War-set adaptation of Oliver Twist that starred Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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The designer, 41, likes to tumble together disparate references, from classical tailoring to streetwear to offbeat historical references, including Flemish Old Masters.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The Phoenician Scheme has none of the lavish, kooky excess of, say, The Grand Budapest Hotel.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 May 2025
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This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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