Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quixotes
Noun
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The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026 -
For instance, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and chocolate are more prone to oxidation, which can lead to rancid flavors or a gritty texture.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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Garcia, who plays cartel boss Gallino in the second season of the Paramount+ show, praised Sheridan as one of Hollywood's true mavericks.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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Most of our mavericks who fly that close to the sun never get to see that journey through.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fresh ginger and red pepper flakes add welcome zing, but the real surprise here is napa (aka Chinese) cabbage.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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The rest of us will see flakes and maybe a coating.—
Mary Ours,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Mayor of Kingstown, which — like most Sheridan series — is expensive to make, has not broken into Nielsen’s originals Top 10 with its fourth season having done so with previous installments.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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Labubus have become a hot commodity since then, as consumers worldwide fight to nab originals for themselves.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
27 Dec. 2025
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The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Nov. 2025
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Appealing to consumers searching for a piece of history, the store has gained a following of visitors hunting for unique souvenirs, designers on inspiration trips and local eccentrics.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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What so many of these talking heads have in common—legitimate experts, well-meaning journalists, and kooks alike—is how costly their recommendations are.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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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
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There are some outliers — Pluribus and The Rehearsal would be oddballs in any year.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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At that time, writers such as Angela Carter or Kathy Acker were oddballs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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The weirdos saved civilization, sure, but what good is civilization if not to further humanity?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Dec. 2025
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Yet the show’s gentle sweetness endures as a portrait of ordinary weirdos reaching for decency.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Quixotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotes. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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