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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
This offbeat fantasy road movie centers on two elf brothers (Chris Pratt and Tom Holland) traveling with their dead dad's sentient legs – and learning to say goodbye to him in the process.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
And whether the Blue Velvet director is your thing or not, his offbeat, uncanny style makes his estate—which goes up for auction at Julien’s in Los Angeles on June 18—the stuff of great interest.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
This results in an offbeat menu incorporating everything from Indian pani puri to pork and king-crab soup dumplings to a sweet and sour tangcu take on ossobuco with cheesy grits.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Right now, in fact, Meester’s on a promotional run for Good Cop/Bad Cop, The CW’s offbeat procedural that pairs her with Luke Cook as estranged siblings forced to work together as police partners.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
And whether the Blue Velvet director is your thing or not, his offbeat, uncanny style makes his estate—which goes up for auction at Julien’s in Los Angeles on June 18—the stuff of great interest.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
This results in an offbeat menu incorporating everything from Indian pani puri to pork and king-crab soup dumplings to a sweet and sour tangcu take on ossobuco with cheesy grits.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Right now, in fact, Meester’s on a promotional run for Good Cop/Bad Cop, The CW’s offbeat procedural that pairs her with Luke Cook as estranged siblings forced to work together as police partners.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offbeat
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While most players at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship are battling the Texas heat, slow play, and a demanding Fields Ranch East layout, Leona Maguire is dealing with something far more bizarre—tick bites!—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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And frankly that bizarre idea makes the PEN Charter incoherent too.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Thanks to the rapid ascension of brands like Ganni and Saks Potts in recent years, Danish fashion has become a global sensation with its unusual silhouettes, playful colors and patterns, and effortless, bike-ready vibe.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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There was an unusual silence surrounding Sacramento’s apparent acquisition of Dennis Schroder on Monday after the Kings reportedly reached an agreement with the free agent point guard.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Much like his character, Boyce is mild-mannered, kind and effortlessly funny.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The Target jokes stopped being funny when, in 2023, right-wing social-media attacks on its Pride collection got so bad that the company pulled some of the items from its stores, citing threats to employees.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Every great American story is sentimental in the same way: instincts born out of struggle, the triumph of the schoolyard over the classroom, uncommon creativity driven by necessity.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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At the end of the day, the Ducks have an uncommon level of control over personnel between the ability to match any offer sheets to their RFAs and the circumstantial factors surrounding their UFAs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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This film is set entirely inside a taxi cab that Panahi is driving around Tehran, as different people drift in and out of his car with their own strange and very personal dramas.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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But one of the strangest well wishes came not from a person, but a 1,400-foot-tall building.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Sometimes your audio is all screwed up and echoing, there are weird pauses everywhere, and nothing interesting gets said.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Now its being noted online and by The New York Post that Barry star Bill Hader had a weird day with Kove.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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The odd creature turned out to be a new species of dragon millipede, according to a study published June 25 in the journal Invertebrate Systematics.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Juve haven’t looked genuine title contenders in Italy for half a decade, and the current side is a mismatch of talented youth and odd signings.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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But Kosinski elevates that journey by capturing racing in all of its gorgeous, peculiar glory—there’s never been a portrait of Formula One quite like it.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2025
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Albeit a streamer determined to do things its own peculiar way.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Offbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offbeat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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