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Recent Examples of strangeness
Like her Modernist compatriots, Bessette focuses on the strangeness of time, in this case with interactions defined by the circular conversations and thinking.
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Diana Arterian
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Theoretical physics has long held a special place in the scientific imagination — not just for its foundational questions, but for its strangeness.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Hiaasen’s skill as a writer lies less in the virtuosity of his sentence-level prose than in the exuberant strangeness of his plots and the inner lives of the people who inhabit them.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Around this time, the outfit’s quirky, lightly rumbustious songs began to resonate across British press and radio; accessible while containing a marked dose of strangeness, Fontaine’s songwriting – at once emotionally raw and witty – boasted a strong multi-generational appeal.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 May 2025
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Diana Arterian
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Theoretical physics has long held a special place in the scientific imagination — not just for its foundational questions, but for its strangeness.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Hiaasen’s skill as a writer lies less in the virtuosity of his sentence-level prose than in the exuberant strangeness of his plots and the inner lives of the people who inhabit them.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Around this time, the outfit’s quirky, lightly rumbustious songs began to resonate across British press and radio; accessible while containing a marked dose of strangeness, Fontaine’s songwriting – at once emotionally raw and witty – boasted a strong multi-generational appeal.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangeness
Noun
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The film still manages to dig into the peculiarities of Formula One within its big, meaty character study.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2025
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There are echoes of the early days of thermodynamics, which began with humble questions about how machines work and ended up speaking to the arrow of time, the peculiarities of living matter, and the fate of the universe.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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That doesn't mean those theories are any closer to answering the singularity puzzle, however.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 June 2025
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But do these phenomena truly represent space-time singularities?—
Charlie Wood,
Quanta Magazine,
27 May 2025
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This means the fruit from the seedling will closely resemble that of the parent plant in flavor and other characteristics.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Two other graves, isolated from the rest, show the same characteristics.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Canada could win as soon as next season, or the drought could drag on longer. Stanley Cup Cold Streak Continues For Canada Canada’s Stanley Cup drought is more than just a sporting oddity.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Other points of note: the oddity of playing Everton twice in December, the absence of a traditional Boxing Day or New Year’s Day fixture, plus midweek kickoffs against Wolves (twice) and Manchester City.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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From our review: Tessa Van den Broeck, a newcomer, plays Julie with zero affectation.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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No fussy affectations, just a deliberate tamping down of his more charismatic qualities.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The list of spirits is long, each with their own physical attributes, epic folklore and methods of appeasement.—
Vanessa Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Note, as a general rule, that these comps are meant to be more stylistic (similar look, attributes or profile) than projection.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The Dalmatian Club of America, for example, spent decades urging breeders to euthanize deaf puppies so the trait wouldn’t spread.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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Additionally, the study also found a correlation between breathing traits and a person’s mental health.—
Jay Kakade
June 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2025
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangeness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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