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1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting
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2
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans
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Recent Examples of wacky
That was part of Plattner’s appearance at the Sharks’ season opener Thursday, which had a wacky ending in a come-from-ahead overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Since then, the team's fame has only grown as videos of their wacky, almost vaudevillian antics spread across social media.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In the 2002 live-action version of the infamous cartoon, the gang takes a trip to Spooky Island, where suspicious behavior occurs, and the crew’s wacky investigative skills are needed.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
But every so often – 14 times in fact – its members let their I/O imaginations run wild and create wacky one-off peripheral projects.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Since then, the team's fame has only grown as videos of their wacky, almost vaudevillian antics spread across social media.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In the 2002 live-action version of the infamous cartoon, the gang takes a trip to Spooky Island, where suspicious behavior occurs, and the crew’s wacky investigative skills are needed.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
But every so often – 14 times in fact – its members let their I/O imaginations run wild and create wacky one-off peripheral projects.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
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In the film, Credenza runs the bizarre amusement park of Twitlandia alongside her husband — delighting in dirty pranks, filth and cruelty along the way.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, an anonymous NFL general manager has urged the team to target a bizarre position instead.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Duncan is a little bit higher and a little bit more innocent, Tristan’s always being a little bit silly, and then Preston’s pretty much [lowers voice] down here.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Nearly two months after losing River, Smith belly-laughed for the first time while watching her two children be silly outside in the rain.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Best Shopping Shoreline Village Located in Rainbow Harbor, the waterfront Shoreline Village has a small collection of eccentric boutiques and clothing shops, such as the Village Hat Shop or the trendy Queen Mary Couture.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The former Arizona State standout has become known for his eccentric personality – both on and off the field.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The idea that girls are starting puberty six years earlier is unfounded and nonsensical—this would mean that a typical girl today would start puberty at around six years old (as the average age in the 1950s was around 12).—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The tonal whiplash gave it a nonsensical, dark irony, like something an especially cynical Tim Robinson would create.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Silver Bullet The idea of league partners doing journalism is always a strange subject.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Years later, now a lawyer, Andi wins a radio contest where the host, Jake (Romaine Waite), turns the story of the sleigh bell and stranger into a segment, as listeners help track down her mystery man before Christmas.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The film’s ever-so-slightly absurd sincerity is nothing if not brazen.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Conceptions of world geography at the time were faulty to an almost absurd extent, Bergreen said.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Constraints give creative energy a direction to travel, shaping the search space while also confining it — just enough that exploration becomes deeper, weirder, and more productive.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Until then, things will get very weird, very fast.—
Victor Riparbelli,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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The fact that the first two scores of a 43-point final frame — a 2-yard Troy Franklin score for the Broncos and a 41-yard Theo Johnson touchdown for the Giants — each came on deflections might not crack the top five craziest happenings in the final 15 minutes.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, the Live Wire author offered her Instagram followers a glimpse of the crazy crowds that show up to their door on the spooky holiday.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacky. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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