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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite
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as in magical
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden
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Recent Examples of weird
Scientific American caught up with Corey—actually writers Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—to ponder frighteningly realistic extraterrestrial invasions, changing concepts of personhood, weird alien societies and the terror of tenure-track research.
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Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
But that doesn’t preclude us from doing our own, slightly weirder version now does it?
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Helberg gets some of the biggest laughs with Xander, perhaps because their weird, misguided relationship is also the show’s most compassionate.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Matt Shumer’s home computer setup is a little weirder than most.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
But that doesn’t preclude us from doing our own, slightly weirder version now does it?
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Helberg gets some of the biggest laughs with Xander, perhaps because their weird, misguided relationship is also the show’s most compassionate.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Matt Shumer’s home computer setup is a little weirder than most.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weird
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Esther said that Kim was upset about McCormick's bizarre behavior.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Sharks allowed second-period goals to Marco Rossi — on a bizarre play –– and Jake DeBrusk on a Canucks power play as the two teams entered the third period tied 2-2.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The jury described it as a rare film that stays lodged in memory, calling it both eerie and brutally beautiful.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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The pained-looking expressions on the faces and a gloss of eerie motion smoothing communicate the central thesis that Altman can’t be trusted.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
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And we’re all left a little breathless, looking around at each other, as though something magical has occurred.—
Amy Silverberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella Bleu and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers, and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy's future.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Wen says that such unusual shapes could be useful in making a lab-on-a-chip for cell biology or drug development.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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At 516 feet in width, the unusual structure is roughly 22,000 times smaller than the actual Moon, which with a diameter of 2,159 miles could roughly fit the contiguous United States across one of its halves from east to west.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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Still, scrolling through TMZ’s posts of congresspeople instills a strange rush of Schadenfreude.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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This is one of the stranger ironies — liberal politicians, often skeptical of market forces, become true believers in rosy stock market projections that will render new commitments affordable.—
Daniel DiSalvo,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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While its 209-minute runtime may be daunting, the film moves along at an entertaining clip (thanks in part to master editor Thelma Schoonmaker), and the viewer's patience is rewarded with a haunting conclusion that recontextualizes all that came before.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 2019 overdose death of aspiring personal trainer Cody McLaury was found to have a haunting connection to Perry.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Abrasive pads, steel wool, and even magic erasers can wear down the paint over time.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Even a hundred years later, in the future that never came to be, there is magic and whimsy, wonder and miraculousness in all of that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Levy arcs his character’s growing exasperation in a way that’s funny, if somewhat limited.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Deborah and Ava get to develop while their process, for the most part, remains the same — and remains funny.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Weird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weird. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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