quixotes

plural of quixote

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quixotes
Noun
  • Don’t use mulch made from black walnut wood, leaves, or nuts near your orchard.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So in 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases formally recommended parents introduce children under the age of 3 to allergens like nuts.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jazz is an art form with an outsized share of mavericks, rebels, and creative dissidents who’ve built careers by blazing their own particular paths.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Thinkers, surveyors, and religious mavericks, the House of Pynchon had settled into middle-class respectability by the time this Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was born.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Garnish with toasted coconut flakes for a bit of texture and crunch.
    Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Our recipe tasters liked the flavor best with a generous pinch of crushed red pepper flakes in the caramel drizzle.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • SkyShowtime is committed to screening 10 originals a year, with premieres including Polish hit crime series Śleboda and Schmeichel, a two-part documentary about Manchester United goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to live cable, Hulu + Live TV lets subscribers watch originals from Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited.
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The kooks of that age believed that Iran-Contra was only just an inkling of the secret government behind the scenes that was preparing to herd Americans into prison camps.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Keaton continued to play oddballs with a peculiar way of talking, though none were trivial or stupid.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes explaining one’s affinity for a specific Pokémon is difficult; since Satoshi Tajiri has been dreaming up these pet-warrior-oddballs, many have historically had a certain je ne sais quoi.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.
    Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • You macabre-loving weirdos can get your fright on in numerous ways around Greater Cincinnati.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Quixotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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