1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an offbeat approach to the task, but it gets the job done
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
this writer has an enjoyably offbeat sense of humor
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Recent Examples of offbeat
Create a space where wild, offbeat ideas aren’t shut down.
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Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But Garfield said at Middle East Film & Comic Con (via Entertainment Tonight) that coming back as Spider-Man hinges on an offbeat story idea.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Lately, Louis-Dreyfus has been appearing in more films, including Nicole Holofcener's You Hurt My Feelings (2023) and the offbeat fantasy Tuesday (2023).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Known to millions as Mr. Johnson, the delightfully offbeat and endlessly wise custodian of Philadelphia’s most charming fictional school, Davis has turned what began as a recurring spot into an award-winning, fan-favorite presence.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
But Garfield said at Middle East Film & Comic Con (via Entertainment Tonight) that coming back as Spider-Man hinges on an offbeat story idea.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Lately, Louis-Dreyfus has been appearing in more films, including Nicole Holofcener's You Hurt My Feelings (2023) and the offbeat fantasy Tuesday (2023).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Known to millions as Mr. Johnson, the delightfully offbeat and endlessly wise custodian of Philadelphia’s most charming fictional school, Davis has turned what began as a recurring spot into an award-winning, fan-favorite presence.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offbeat
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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
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In that respect, Alonso is not necessarily unusual.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Kehoe’s hands-on involvement with the proposal, which is unusual for a sitting governor, poses a big test of his political clout after spending years as a prominent Jefferson City businessman.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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Our strength comes from funny stories and serious ones, too.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In this unexpectedly funny and joyful love story, poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley navigate life and mortality in the face of an incurable diagnosis.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Then again, this drought is uncommon for the 22-year-old center fielder.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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At the time, the method was uncommon in Texas, according to Michelle Johnson, project manager of the William J. Hill Texas Artisans and Artists Archive at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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From the window of his 46th-floor downtown office, attorney Scott Sheftall noticed a strange, solitary cloud that worried him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Thankfully, Karr and his team knew where to look, starting with the strange way a common type of bacteria functions in fruit flies.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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In this instance there was a weird misunderstanding about which some of the people on the WGA Board chose to assume the worst.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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This time around, Natasha Lyonne's Charlie is on the run from mob boss Beatrix Hasp (a delightfully evil Rhea Perlman) — and there's no shortage of weird cases for Charlie to use her impeccable lie-detecting superpowers on.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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There’s an odd smoothness to the look and feel of the cinematography by Christian Sebaldt, but the uncanny valley phenomenon is welcome when watching bodily destruction unfold.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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It was also updated to clarify the role of Victor Ortega-Jiménez in observing the flamingos' odd feeding behavior.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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Giving a killer robot killer cheekbones and killer abs, but repeatedly showing us his Ken doll-style absence of genitals, becomes a peculiar piece of world-building that even supplemental dialogue can’t fix.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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In 1923, the dentist trekked across the Rocky Mountains to Oakley, a small town in southern Idaho, to meet with parents who had noticed the peculiar brown stains on their children’s teeth, the CDC says.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
12 May 2025
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“Offbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offbeat. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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