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Adjective
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Over the years, even the show’s cast have sometimes had to roll with the eccentric creative vision, relying on Stiller to explain it.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025 -
The planet’s composition, too, is key to understanding what conditions prevail from the extreme ebb and flow of starlight caused by its eccentric orbit.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And bint al sahn, a flaky, rich pastry traditionally eaten with honey.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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Young says the higher butterfat content of cultured butter yields flakier pastries and creamier sauces.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This included bobblehead characters with micro-expressions along with fungi-like environments and quirky creatures for the hallucinatory realm that the late David Lynch might’ve appreciated.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
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This quirky teaser promises humor while showcasing Bosch's innovative products in a way that's bound to grab attention.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The pilot follows an offbeat Fresno diner where an ex-party girl, a volatile chef, and an oddball busboy contend with ghost pirates, volcanoes, and the minor inconvenience of dying.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The film opens on one such unexplained conflict, setting the tone for the volatile, irregular behavior that ensues.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sometimes impetuous Nasser and the reserved and uncharismatic Hasan al-Hudaybi, the Brotherhood’s general guide (the top official) at this time, grew to hate each other in the years immediately following the revolution.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2018
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Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The music business is the toughest business on earth: brutal, mercurial, unfair.—
Kay Hanley,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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But her playing time remained mercurial, oscillating from six minutes in a loss to the Aces to 24 minutes only three nights later.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Crankish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crankish. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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