as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating
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Recent Examples of off-the-wall
There, his off-the-wall creations like blues singer Calhoun Tubbs and horny prison inmate Tiny made Grier one of the show's most beloved performers.
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Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Ziggi’s develops some off-the-wall drinks.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
Rather, the failures here just highlight everything that makes Swag sound so fresh and off-the-wall.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
That game feels like a proper military sim, while Black Ops 7 seems to be taking the franchise in an absurdist direction, not just futuristic but completely off-the-wall.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Ziggi’s develops some off-the-wall drinks.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
Rather, the failures here just highlight everything that makes Swag sound so fresh and off-the-wall.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
That game feels like a proper military sim, while Black Ops 7 seems to be taking the franchise in an absurdist direction, not just futuristic but completely off-the-wall.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-wall
Adjective
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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From the other side of the window the guard is giving me funny kine looks.—
Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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But history, which has a funny way of repeating itself, suggests otherwise.—
Stephen Mihm,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nonetheless, Sasaki and Murakami don’t qualify for the strangest request from a new signing in MLB.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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As a listening experience, African Skies is a mix of the familiar and the strange.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a weird kind of rigor that results from going through something that many times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Emmy-winning host ended last season with a telethon auctioning off weird memorabilia from previous episodes of the show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In a media environment burdened by mistrust, the transparency — no matter how absurd — presents an odd kind of sincerity.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Marsee’s inclusion is odd, because he is already entrenched as Miami’s center fielder.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Browning Investments' consulting contract had some peculiar provisions.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 2026
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The line of demonstrators stretched for eight blocks, lining Broadway as curious theatergoers looked on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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That was the first time that a full matchweek has ended in such a way since 2020-21 (October 23-26), with the previous occasion occurring in 2016-17, suggesting a reliable and curious five-year cycle.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Engram’s impact at TE1 was erratic, though, to put it kindly.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even for a politician known for erratic policy shifts, this swap—of longtime democratic partners that have sacrificed much for America’s benefit in exchange for an authoritarian regime intent on undermining it—is bizarre.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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