as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers
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Recent Examples of quirky
In the suburbs of a northern Chinese city undergoing urbanization, a quirky girl who wants to see animals in the zoo is taken for a ride which will forever change her perspective on life.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
The feat – incredibly rare for marine animals – was seen and captured by researchers from the Center for Whale Research (CWR) based in Washington state, adding to the quirky behaviors already observed in this intelligent and often maligned species.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
After the video went viral showing Otis with his tongue perpetually hanging out, hundreds of social media users took to the comments to praise his quirky expression.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The Epperson Gallery is a spacious showcase for California landscapes and quirky animal sculptures.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
The feat – incredibly rare for marine animals – was seen and captured by researchers from the Center for Whale Research (CWR) based in Washington state, adding to the quirky behaviors already observed in this intelligent and often maligned species.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
After the video went viral showing Otis with his tongue perpetually hanging out, hundreds of social media users took to the comments to praise his quirky expression.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The Epperson Gallery is a spacious showcase for California landscapes and quirky animal sculptures.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
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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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McGrath's older brother and two of her younger sisters described her as funny, sarcastic, full of life and so caring that the homeless in her neighborhood greeted her by name.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
25 June 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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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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The night before the baby junco landed in the research team’s net, a strange, shifting light filtered through the forest, not far from where the Long Trail, Vermont’s end-to-end hiking route, traverses the Mount Mansfield ridgeline.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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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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People talk about uncanny valley in terms of the look of these robots – there’s kind of a weird uncanny valley thing going on as well with AI artwork.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Personal journey: Arriving in Miami from Cuba as a teenager, Arnaz initially worked odd jobs before reinventing himself as a musician, leading to a successful career that included collaborations with notable band leaders and performances in New York and Miami Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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In the video, Boone is in debt $10 million to his record label and has to raise enough cash to pay them back doing odd jobs.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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That’s curious since many laptop users don’t need those accessories.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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With rules that make sense, plenty of investment and people getting more curious and excited, the future of clean, quiet and easy-to-access air travel is looking pretty promising.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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The non-native animal had, oddly enough, become a living pillar of Florida’s peculiar history.—
Michaela Mulligan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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Panthers’ rotating power play The Panthers find themselves in a peculiar deployment predicament with Bennett and Marchand — their two hottest shooters — both part of the second power-play unit and seeing much less ice time with the man advantage as a result.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2025
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Trump’s erratic approach to trade is converging with other economic and technological policies to undermine the United States’ preeminent role.—
REBECCA LISSNER,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The fact that the story works at all despite its bizarre tonal shifts and erratic pacing is a testament to how strong the game’s themes and characterization truly are.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirky. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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