as in unconventional
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
the professor's out-there political views have made him a lightning rod for controversy on campus
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Recent Examples of out-there
While casual fans of Bessette-Kennedy’s style might imagine her wardrobe as simple above all else, the fashion insider had a taste for the out-there stuff, too.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
You guys had this out-there idea of a cartoon band all those years ago, and now that’s the biggest thing in the world.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
View gallery - 9 images One of the more out-there concepts to emerge from CMT 2026, the Wingcube is a unique style of trailerable expanding camp pod.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
Less out-there, sure, but a little too much been-there.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
You guys had this out-there idea of a cartoon band all those years ago, and now that’s the biggest thing in the world.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
View gallery - 9 images One of the more out-there concepts to emerge from CMT 2026, the Wingcube is a unique style of trailerable expanding camp pod.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
Less out-there, sure, but a little too much been-there.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for out-there
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-there
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That’s the impact Figueroa and Messmann hope to have with the boxing club and other unconventional programs at ATLAS.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs will need more performances like Thielbar’s over the next week or so from potentially unconventional options in key moments because of injuries that have challenged the bullpen’s depth.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Guerrilla groups such as Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN), dissident FARC factions and Venezuelan criminal organizations operate across mining zones, frequently imposing taxes on miners and controlling pits through violence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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There's the dissident intelligence officer Helmuth von Moltke, a conservative who seeks to work from inside against the Nazis (he gets hanged for his trouble).—
John Powers,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Out-there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-there. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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