as in eccentric
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an actor known more for his outré offscreen antics than for his on-screen performances
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Best Shopping Shoreline Village Located in Rainbow Harbor, the waterfront Shoreline Village has a small collection of eccentric boutiques and clothing shops, such as the Village Hat Shop or the trendy Queen Mary Couture.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
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The former Arizona State standout has become known for his eccentric personality – both on and off the field.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Credenza runs the bizarre amusement park of Twitlandia alongside her husband — delighting in dirty pranks, filth and cruelty along the way.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, an anonymous NFL general manager has urged the team to target a bizarre position instead.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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His writing is lavishly detailed and sharply intelligent, nuanced and lyrical but also funny and sometimes surreal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The dudes-rock montage that followed the execution sketch had some genuinely funny bits.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Titans lost Sunday to the Las Vegas Raiders, and their only win on the year came thanks to erratic mistakes by the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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While prone to dribble blindness and erratic form from the perimeter, Whitmore has blast-off quickness and finishing skills and is a ballhawking defender.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson spent his leisure time writing down the strange new lyrics in his journal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Outré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outr%C3%A9. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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