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Recent Examples of weirdness
This film imbues all of the psychological horror and weirdness of David Lynch’s original Twin Peaks series with a level of graphic horror that likely wouldn’t have flown on ABC.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Dying to see what weirdness Emma Stone has in store with Bugonia?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
And Tarrant’s Noa, despite getting more screentime than either of them, is so far more just an amiably clueless straight man for everyone else (but mostly Colette) to project their weirdness onto than a compelling personality of his own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The second of the fourth-quarter TDs for Boise State simply added to the night’s weirdness.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Special teams and general weirdness.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The other element of weirdness here includes George Holani falling on the ball so close to the baseline of the end zone and seemingly having possession for just a split second, which was enough for the officials to rule it a touchdown.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Mia goes on a trip to investigate, digging up the place's bloody history and some supernatural weirdness along the way.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Tigers get a Wild Card berth The Tigers could lose the division race to the Guardians and still make the playoffs via a wild card berth, but a lot of weirdness would have to happen to put this in play.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Dying to see what weirdness Emma Stone has in store with Bugonia?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
And Tarrant’s Noa, despite getting more screentime than either of them, is so far more just an amiably clueless straight man for everyone else (but mostly Colette) to project their weirdness onto than a compelling personality of his own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The second of the fourth-quarter TDs for Boise State simply added to the night’s weirdness.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Special teams and general weirdness.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The other element of weirdness here includes George Holani falling on the ball so close to the baseline of the end zone and seemingly having possession for just a split second, which was enough for the officials to rule it a touchdown.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Mia goes on a trip to investigate, digging up the place's bloody history and some supernatural weirdness along the way.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Tigers get a Wild Card berth The Tigers could lose the division race to the Guardians and still make the playoffs via a wild card berth, but a lot of weirdness would have to happen to put this in play.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdness
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According to the zoo, Maka was diagnosed with chromosomal abnormalities at just 5 years old but managed to thrive with the help of wildlife health and care teams.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The clinical trial will also evaluate whether the AI tool over-identifies abnormalities that turn out not to be cancer, also known as false positives.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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This irrationality, which is especially difficult to model, often boils down to computational constraints.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Dropping the criminal charges against Adams amounted to a political perversion of the justice system.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Empsall’s small church offers classes on Christian resistance to fascism and how to reject White Christian nationalism as a perversion of Christianity.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Subjects Prone to Anxiety Opted for Home Workouts Participants scoring high on neuroticism preferred sessions done at home rather than in the lab, where they were being monitored.—
Alyssa Ages,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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Younger adults in particular are less conscientious, agreeable, extroverted and open to new experiences than past generations, while neuroticism — marked by anxiety and emotional instability — is rising.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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And while the film’s metaphor seems to indicate that Jesse’s burgeoning sexuality is something to fear, the ridiculousness of the dialogue and Patton’s shrieking performance make this a perverse camp classic.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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But that inanity, that ridiculousness is embedded in the story.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many lives have been ravaged by drug addiction and incarceration.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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The victim's brother, Reginald Ferguson, said his late relative helped him through a drug addiction.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Panthers have a unique way of splitting up the practice reps among the line.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Larroudé shoes uses leather sourced from local Brazilian tanneries that are Gold certified by the Leather Working Group, and independent group of tanneries and manufacturers that work on sustainable practices.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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How did the offensive genius finally figure out how to run the ball?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Weirdness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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