far-out
adjective
: marked by a considerable departure from the conventional or traditional
far-out clothes
far-outness
noun
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Examples of far-out in a Sentence
the religious sect's far-out clothes and practices made them the talk of the small town
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Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t just fodder for science fiction or far-out R&D experiments.
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Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Others surmise the monoliths might be far-out works of art — or simply playful pranks.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 June 2024
Improving science, skills And yet, there are encouraging signs that the science of far-out forecasts is improving.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Biden even acknowledged the far-out conspiracy theories on X after the game.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Shocking sounds that provoke polarizing reactions hold more currency than ever.
Taste boundaries have also eroded and exploded over the last few years as increasingly far-out hits hurtled out from niche siloes.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Jan. 2024
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Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Others surmise the monoliths might be far-out works of art — or simply playful pranks.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 June 2024
Improving science, skills And yet, there are encouraging signs that the science of far-out forecasts is improving.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Biden even acknowledged the far-out conspiracy theories on X after the game.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Shocking sounds that provoke polarizing reactions hold more currency than ever.
Taste boundaries have also eroded and exploded over the last few years as increasingly far-out hits hurtled out from niche siloes.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Far-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-out. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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