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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
One of these lands on his arm and sprays a weird metallic goo into Tootles’s face.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Amphibious cars are a monument to indecision, never perfected, always a compromise of some sort but often in their weird way sublime, like the Sea Lion Amphibious Prototype heading for auction this weekend.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
The song, which, sure, is a little weird for a Western, won an Oscar and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s room to get a little weirder too.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Amphibious cars are a monument to indecision, never perfected, always a compromise of some sort but often in their weird way sublime, like the Sea Lion Amphibious Prototype heading for auction this weekend.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
The song, which, sure, is a little weird for a Western, won an Oscar and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s room to get a little weirder too.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weird
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Amid violently bizarre practices and visually upsetting situations, Cam finally sees a bigger picture.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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After all, the saga involves asset seizures, the arrest and imprisonment of Citgo executives in Venezuela, prisoner exchanges, and multiple auction rounds in a bizarre, winding legal process.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The suspect – identified by police as Robin Westman – was inside the store for 40 minutes, talking and laughing with other employees, as well as a customer, and testing out different firearms, the eerie footage shows.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of the eerier aspects of Reform’s current momentum is how ably it is being assisted by those who are supposed to be preventing it.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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In Completedworks’ spring 2026 presentation, the Texan actor and model took the stage as Miss Edie Grey, a television clairvoyant and mystic extraordinaire that can trace the history of objects with her magical touch.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Sep. 2025
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In another magical Miami tale, a broke witch who works in a spellshop and an adjunct professor who’s secretly a popular himbo mage team up to win a spellcasting reality show competition — except someone is sabotaging the contestants’ work.—
Lia Amador,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The public criticism, unusual from a Michigan colleague, let alone a member of leadership, underscores the stakes of the race for Michigan’s 10th District.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Former San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Eduardo Acosta took an unusual route to Major League Baseball.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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At the heart of the discovery lies one of quantum mechanics’ strangest features — uncertainty.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The combination of climbing around this strange building and having heard the almost legendary stories about Karl-Göran was evocative and haunting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Redford's career spanned decades, but his portrayal of Death as a quiet guide remains one of his most haunting and human performances.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Flash forward to Kubrick’s haunting final act when astronaut Dave Bowman is ensconced, spacesuit in tow, in a bizarre, futuristic rococo hotel suite.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But then an unexpected source of magic changes everything, per an official synopsis.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Easy access to the beach and nearby town, one of Mexico’s pueblos mágicos—magic towns, rife with historic, cultural and artistic importance—makes Desierto Azul ideal for a varied escape.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Above all, the film is simply very funny.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Funerals are not funny and responsible broadcasters always separate murder from mirth.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Weird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weird. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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