as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an author who reveled in his role as the enfant terrible of American letters
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Recent Examples of enfant terrible
For an enfant terrible, Munk is surprisingly modest and self-effacing.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Now marking its eighth edition, Venice Immersive remains the greater Biennale family’s perpetual enfant terrible.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
The look is a combination of two previous designs by the enfant terrible of French fashion.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 June 2024
Following events depicted in the show, Lee continued developing relationships with influential designers, serving as a Giorgio Armani brand ambassador and becoming friends with Louis Vuitton’s then-new enfant terrible creative director Marc Jacobs in the '90s.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2024
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Now marking its eighth edition, Venice Immersive remains the greater Biennale family’s perpetual enfant terrible.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
The look is a combination of two previous designs by the enfant terrible of French fashion.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 June 2024
Following events depicted in the show, Lee continued developing relationships with influential designers, serving as a Giorgio Armani brand ambassador and becoming friends with Louis Vuitton’s then-new enfant terrible creative director Marc Jacobs in the '90s.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfant terrible
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The odds were stacked against Britain until a group of renegade, maverick soldiers (the SAS Rogue Heroes) decided to fight against a more powerful enemy in a new way.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trump backing TikTok is something of a maverick position in Washington.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.TIME, TIME, 7 May 2024
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Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
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News: The New Year's Day truck attack that killed 14 people and wounded dozens of others appears to have been the act of a lone wolf and unrelated to a truck blast in Las Vegas, authorities said Thursday.Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
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All this leads to the persistence of small pockets of jihadist sympathizers in the West, whether lone wolves or small clusters, who consume (and produce) ISIS propaganda and at times activate themselves to carry out attacks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Utsav was a free spirit who hadn’t worked a traditional job in three years.Shobha Dasari, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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And a little bit of my free spirit is gone for sure.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Enfant terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfant%20terrible. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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