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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
Something weird happened in the NHL last week.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2026
All is beautiful and full of life, and apart from that one weird smell, all is well in the great outdoors.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Music was particularly successful, and the wish of those familiar with the weird beauty of the spot had always been for a fitting theater here.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
But that is what makes the coming 2026 season such a weird time to be a Dolphins fan.
—Greg Cote
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2026
All is beautiful and full of life, and apart from that one weird smell, all is well in the great outdoors.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Music was particularly successful, and the wish of those familiar with the weird beauty of the spot had always been for a fitting theater here.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
But that is what makes the coming 2026 season such a weird time to be a Dolphins fan.
—Greg Cote
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weird
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La beauté bizarre of the Lobster Boy is decadent.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Fabianne Therese plays a young woman on a hike in the woods with her boyfriend (Seann William Scott) who runs afoul of a bizarre, imposing figure (pro wrestler Max the Impaler) with a porcelain doll mask intent on raising her as a child.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Martel turns that eerie impassivity into an asset by treating the drone’s perspective as a kind of God’s-eye view of a conflict in which one side is trying to win by way of the inexorable, self-reinforcing power of bureaucracy and paperwork.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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From baby predictions to relationship woes to eerie death foretellings, see some of Tyler Henry's most shockingly accurate predictions.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Yura’s nemeses, who are part of her elderly father’s underwater court, seem to be after her magical flute, an ancient device that controls their kingdom’s dragon.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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When their fort reveals a magical ability to transport them to worlds across the globe, the girls embark on a whirlwind adventure that brings them closer again.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Wednesday’s game, in particular, ended in extremely bizarre fashion with Xavier Edwards turning an unusual unassisted double play with the bases loaded and Freddie Freeman at the plate.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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In an unusual development, the bank published a range of forecasts given the geopolitical uncertainties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The truck had been at the head of a column of seven rescue vehicles, all of which had received clearance from the tower to cross Runway 4 at Taxiway D and head toward a United Airlines flight that was evacuating due to a strange odor onboard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The goal was to find out what would happen when Creasy, who used to excel in harrowing situations, is confronted with the exact conditions that are likely to trigger his most haunting memories.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pictures from the excavation reveal a haunting array of artifacts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The shine of this magic trick hasn’t worn off, and my favorite place to encounter it is in a truly harrowing adventure story.—
Dan Zak,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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In the midst of one of their classic pranks, Ivy (Temple) and Ollie (Jordan) stumble into a magic flower and awaken in each other's body.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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This would be much funnier if Rimura were, indeed, simply a slime.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Just being more confident in my choice of what is funny and what’s not.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Weird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weird. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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