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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him
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as in strange
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following
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Recent Examples of bizarro
Of course, this somehow managed to just further inflame the growing culture war in the dairy aisle, as raw milk has steadily become a bizarro totem for a coalition that spans the conservative to the crunchy.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Servais was fired a week later, taking the fall for an offense that has struggled against almost everyone this season, including the Tigers’ bizarro bullpen.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
But what sets Bader apart from his fellow contextual malcontents, and perhaps what makes his art so likeable and thereby effective, is a consistent throughline of bizarro humor.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
By contrast, the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference felt like a portal to a bizarro dimension where Joe Frazier was still alive and Trump had won the election.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Servais was fired a week later, taking the fall for an offense that has struggled against almost everyone this season, including the Tigers’ bizarro bullpen.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
But what sets Bader apart from his fellow contextual malcontents, and perhaps what makes his art so likeable and thereby effective, is a consistent throughline of bizarro humor.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
By contrast, the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference felt like a portal to a bizarro dimension where Joe Frazier was still alive and Trump had won the election.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarro
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The bizarre clip, reportedly shot with an iPhone, featured West in a dentist’s chair asking people to go to the website.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, the eccentric characters and bizarre situations in his novels reflect a hallucinatory vision.—
Tom Vitale,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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The win-then-disqualification made for a strange post-race set of circumstances.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2025
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Tekashi’s camp then called the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, which dispatched Bomb Squad officers to investigate the strange parcel.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gilda, who fell in love easily and often, and wasn’t afraid to be weird, or look ridiculous.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t to take a weird victory lap several years later.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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But anybody who's ever been in a relationship or been torn between potential significant others can relate to the romantic travails of British singleton Bridget Jones.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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In late January, the iconic funny man appeared on 101.1 The Wiz, reacting to a slew of rappers performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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And McGrath, who didn’t resort to telling jokes or making funny faces to force a smile out of Krzystof, literally took matters into her own hands.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The museum has partnered with Little Ray’s, one of the largest exotic animal rescue organizations in North America, to bring this exhibit to Chicago.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Anyone currently awaiting delivery of a high-end automobile in South Florida can sleep a little easier tonight Local authorities made three arrests last week in connection to a criminal ring that has been stealing exotic cars in the region, WSVN 7 News Miami.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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Having studied most of the 107 assists credited to goalkeepers in the Premier League, most are essentially long punts upfield that then rely on brilliant work done by the scorer, are the result of defensive mistakes, or are odd quirks that mean the goalkeeper gets the assist on a technicality.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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The ancestors of modern waterfowl weren’t all that odd.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Cats, known for their mischievous and inquisitive nature, often develop peculiar habits, and this particular feline's nightly ritual has resonated with audiences.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Aside from the peculiar appearance of a certain flightless waterfowl, Saturday night’s WGA Awards were a familiar affair.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Bizarro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarro. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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