Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quixotes
Noun
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Plain oats are nutritious on their own, but adding seeds, nuts, and fruit can provide a wider range of vitamins and minerals while increasing fiber and protein.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Chopped nuts would add nice crunch.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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At least Guillén still speaks his mind on the Sox’s pre- and postgame shows, so maybe there’s hope for nonconformists after all.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the companies' origins began when a pair of feuding Battle Creek, Michigan, brothers stumbled onto a sheet of flakes that would revolutionize breakfast.—
Heather Bushman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Today, Nakamachi’s 20 years of research suggests that the cookies most of us are familiar with today were almost certainly inspired by these Japanese originals.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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After the tough situation with Elio that followed a slow box office start for 2023’s Elemental (although that movie ultimately collected a small profit), Hoppers earned sterling reviews and has surpassed $330 million at the global box office, giving hope to future originals like next year’s Gatto.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those crazy, diverse individuals, that tribe of oddballs and eccentrics, dreamers, and gamblers who make up this business.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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On her trail are a Báthory relative who is vegetarian (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector and a gallery of eccentrics.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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O’Hara worked consistently across her 50-year career in both film and television, best known for playing beloved kooks and amiable wackos, though her range was boundless.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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All the sun’s planets are oddballs.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those crazy, diverse individuals, that tribe of oddballs and eccentrics, dreamers, and gamblers who make up this business.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Quixotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quixotes. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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