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
On the accessories front, absolutely everyone is wearing knitted and crocheted caps, plus other out-there hair accessories like bold clips, mega-size scrunchies, and pillbox hats.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
Plus, not all pre-employment tests are as out-there as Olive Garden’s and FedEx’s.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Guests did not shy from donning some of the designer’s more out-there creations.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Best Backpacking Trip Heart Lake Kick back on the pebbly beach surrounding this out-there lake for a day or two, scoping for trumpeter swans, elk, grizzlies, and wolves in the daytime hours and getting dazzled by the stargazing at night.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
Plus, not all pre-employment tests are as out-there as Olive Garden’s and FedEx’s.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Guests did not shy from donning some of the designer’s more out-there creations.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Best Backpacking Trip Heart Lake Kick back on the pebbly beach surrounding this out-there lake for a day or two, scoping for trumpeter swans, elk, grizzlies, and wolves in the daytime hours and getting dazzled by the stargazing at night.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-there
Adjective
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Its modular architecture allows custom sizes, voltages, and geometries, enabling unconventional uses such as structural integration into vehicle frames, drones, or chassis designs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the series, Winkler would play Howard Greenberg, a hard-driving and unconventional criminal defense attorney who is a fierce advocate for his underdog clients.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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After hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets in April 2002, Chavez was briefly ousted in a coup by dissident military officers and opposition figures, who installed a new president, businessman Pedro Carmona.—
James Trapani,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The National Liberation Army, or ELN, and FARC dissident groups operate in multiple states along the Venezuela-Colombia border.—
Rebecca Hanson,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Out-there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-there. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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