as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
some new and way-out suggestions for naming the baby
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Recent Examples of way-out
But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Motel Destino is another way-out-there movie.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
Suddenly, after months of sameness, way-out Pluto makes a move, ending its latest retrograde and turning direct!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Motel Destino is another way-out-there movie.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025
Suddenly, after months of sameness, way-out Pluto makes a move, ending its latest retrograde and turning direct!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for way-out
Adjective
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That is pretty bizarre, given how fantastic both atmospheres have been throughout the playoffs.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Rather than representing a bizarre evolutionary innovation unique to salamanders, regeneration may actually reflect an ancient trait that many vertebrates once possessed more broadly.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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The band played a rather strange/disturbing version of Happy Birthday, and Bilbo’s cake appeared before us.—
Gregg Kilday,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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One monitor shows guitarist Jonny Greenwood manipulating a strange electronic device exuding tangled wires; another loops footage of a burning building.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Jon Rahm is one of the best handful of golfers in the world, and, in media availability and his infrequent YouTube golf appearances, is thoughtful, funny and personable.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Semple’s writing is warm and absurdly funny but also occasionally devastating—as when, roughly midway through the book, Adora digresses into recalling her experiences writing for a comedy show in the 1990s.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Tom always found something deeper, more creative, more thoughtful, weird, fun & unique.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
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So that’s weird for Kickstarter.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Reed headed for New York City immediately after college and worked a series of odd jobs.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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An odd introduction to a game of manipulation and backstabbing, perhaps, but that is the duality of Survivor.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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This creates a peculiar kind of feedback loop.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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On March 10, 1974, none other than The New York Times used precious ink to explain how a very peculiar trend was spreading across college campuses from coast to coast.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Price Outlook Cotton prices continued to move higher over the past month, but the pattern has become more erratic.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Technology cycles are shorter, markets are more erratic and competition is becoming more worldwide.—
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The curious thing, though, is that no one button can produce any of these results.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Romano puts herself in the curious position of fighting a battle that has already been won on facts but not yet in legend.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Way-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way-out. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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