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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
that was a seriously spaced-out movie about an alternate reality
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as in bewildered
or spaced
suffering from mental confusion
a spaced-out representative from customer service who knew less than we did
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as in ripped
or spaced
being under the influence of a recreational drug
the mindless ramblings of a spaced-out, over-the-hill hippie
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Recent Examples of spaced-out
Listen to this article Loading your audio article CHICAGO — Is the NBA too fast, too spaced-out and too much to handle for Purdue’s big man Zach Edey?
NBA players and coaches say no — but agree the 7-foot-4 Edey has his work cut out for him.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
But these are some of our favorite unfamiliar, unsettling, provocative, transgressive, spaced-out, psychedelic, surreal, meditative, confrontational, and, sure, difficult albums of the year.
—Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
Its long, sturdy, evenly spaced spikes can penetrate even really thick hair, and its handle is easy to grip for customizable pressure.
—Susan Brickell, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
The Bradley features an aluminum hull with spaced composite armor.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2023
The early machine-learning work at Duolingo tackled fairly simple problems, like how often to return to a particular vocabulary word or concept (which drew on educational research on spaced repetition).
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2023
Antique Indian has table service for lunch and dinner, seating 72 in the dining room at spaced tables.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
But these are some of our favorite unfamiliar, unsettling, provocative, transgressive, spaced-out, psychedelic, surreal, meditative, confrontational, and, sure, difficult albums of the year.
—Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
Its long, sturdy, evenly spaced spikes can penetrate even really thick hair, and its handle is easy to grip for customizable pressure.
—Susan Brickell, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
The Bradley features an aluminum hull with spaced composite armor.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2023
The early machine-learning work at Duolingo tackled fairly simple problems, like how often to return to a particular vocabulary word or concept (which drew on educational research on spaced repetition).
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2023
Antique Indian has table service for lunch and dinner, seating 72 in the dining room at spaced tables.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spaced-out
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Even more bizarre was the depth the starlight's dip changed with every transit.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is just one in a series of bizarre events that unfolded on the afternoon of April 19, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Apart from the odd bewildered tourist or local going about their day, the vast majority of people in the carriage were heading to what most regarded as a ‘must-win’ match at home to Everton and the vibe, like the team’s results in 2025, was mixed.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Every lap felt like a mind-numbing carousel ride through car exhaust and past bewildered pedestrians, while inhaling burrito-scented air.—
Marley Dickinson,
Outside Online,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hal and Whitney would sit around the living room on the ripped couch and talk about sailing the world.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a cure, but also has to worry about keeping his family safe during yet another supermoon.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
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The wish is revealing—strange and sad, and haunting in ways the biography cannot quite accommodate.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Bengals added Fairchild in the third, so adding another lineman while there were more pressing needs is strange, especially a raw lineman like Rivers.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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If readers are confused, consider yet again that Instagram could claim all of 30 million users when its acquisition was announced.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those who lost their Medicaid health care reported being unaware or confused about how to report work hours.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
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With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the artists invitations to design work for events both in China and abroad.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Israel has paid a high price to protect its citizens in its short 77-year history.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, crowds braved erratic weather for a festive opening weekend, and even early on a Monday morning, neighbors had already begun to converge, attracted by the new sod, tender trees, and open plaza that makes this 165-year-old wedge of nature look fresh and young again.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
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But Trump’s erratic purge of the federal workforce has undermined those very efforts.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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The feeling in the crowd was a kind of dazed submission.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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While fielding applause at her Symphony Center show on Friday, harpist Brandee Younger made a dazed confession.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Spaced-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spaced-out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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