Definition of out-therenext
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 Inevitably, this information vacuum has encouraged some pretty out-there speculation. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 9 June 2026 Interview With the Vampire was already one of the most balls-to-the-wall, out-there shows on TV, and The Vampire Lestat requires full attention and both sides of your brain to reap the most pleasure. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026 As a symbol of national ingenuity and know-how, the frosty specimen is kind of out-there. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 As a performer, these characters are out-there. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for out-there
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  • Middlemarch George Eliot’s unconventional Victorian novel upends expectations while crafting a complex portrait of family and individual life in fictional Middlemarch, North Loamshire.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In it, Leó, a renowned geriatrician specialized in Alzheimer’s disease, develops an unconventional friendship with Ásdís, a psychiatrist who’s returned to Iceland to care for her ailing grandmother.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • The lawsuit comes less than a year after Schwapp asked state officials to prosecute dissident Town Council member Shamar Mahon for allegedly living in Hartford while serving in Bloomfield.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The operation, conducted by the army and the Colombian Aerospace Force in the municipality of Mapiripán, also killed three other members of the dissident group, De la Espriella said Sunday.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Out-there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-there. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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