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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an outlandish outfit made entirely out of bottle caps
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as in romantic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
the outlandish tribal rituals that astonished early explorers of that land
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Recent Examples of outlandish
Hiaasen’s humor remains sharp and outlandish, but some of the darker currents of contemporary American life—the guns, the anger, the conspiracy theories—have become painfully personal.
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Those may seem outlandish concerns, but predicting the next act of the U.S. president is near impossible — Trump is a cliffhanger embodied.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 May 2025
The startling revelation is now frequently referenced whenever Kennedy says something outlandish, false, or offensive—which is often.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Stephen Sondheim might have enjoyed the challenge of creating a musical from such an outlandish premise.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.—
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Known for its deluge of gruesome deaths that just get more bizarre with each iteration, Final Destination is now returning for a sixth movie.—
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Saturday, June 14 Remembering Love Jones Presented by Walmart Synopsis: Join us for a rare and intimate conversation with Nia Long and Larenz Tate celebrating the legacy of Love Jones (1997), the iconic romantic drama written and directed by Theodore Witcher.—
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This lusty trine activates your exotic ninth house and flirtatious fifth house, bringing romantic storylines, creative breakthroughs and a little adventure that spices things up in more ways than one.—
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The long strange trip is proving to be even longer than anyone thought.—
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Because of this strange clustering, the Atlantic Shark Institute has posted signs around Narragansett alerting beachgoers to be on the lookout.—
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Invasive Burmese pythons ended up in Florida wilderness via the exotic pet trade of the 1970s and ’80s.—
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Spider monkeys are classified as an endangered species and are at risk of nearing extinction due to habitat loss, hunting and the exotic animal trade — and demand for the adorable primates has surged in recent years.—
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That’s not to say the film isn’t funny or sweet, but that there is something much more profound and uncomfortable at its heart, and one that poses a tricky challenge for first-time filmmakers Johansson and Kamen.—
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His translation recognizes, here and throughout, that the original is funny and compelling enough not to need elaborate explanation, even 60 years after its debut.—
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Just a weird observation about the oscillator that is worth pointing out.—
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His monsters are inventive and weird — and almost endlessly memeable.—
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Bosa, Sardinia, Italy Renowned for its colorful houses and the medieval Malaspina Castle, Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill about 3km inland on the north bank of the Temo River.—
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In the center of the colorful drink is a butterfly pea blossom ice sphere topped with gold luster dust.—
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Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.—
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Built as part of the Cardiff Hall plantation, the property had fallen into near ruin; chickens and the odd goat wandered through the living room.—
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“Outlandish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlandish. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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