as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
George Sand's maverick views on marriage scandalized 19th-century French society
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as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
there's always one maverick who has to go his own way
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Recent Examples of maverick
Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This week’s visit will be scrutinized for clues about the trajectory of a more maverick Saudi foreign policy.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
As much as Trump comes across a maverick, unbridled by norms, his approach to foreign policy follows a well-trodden path in presidential politics.
—Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
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Even in New Hampshire, where maverick candidates in both parties have found success over the decades, longtime Republicans wondered whether there was a market for a Cheney candidacy within the G.O.P.
—Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This week’s visit will be scrutinized for clues about the trajectory of a more maverick Saudi foreign policy.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
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Popular on Variety As for Harper herself, the rule-breaking maverick is homeward bound.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
As much as Trump comes across a maverick, unbridled by norms, his approach to foreign policy follows a well-trodden path in presidential politics.
—Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
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Cuban dissident artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who is currently jailed in Havana, has invited attendees of the upcoming Havana Biennial to visit him in prison as a part of an art project, the Art Newspaper reported Monday.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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This unconventional column is based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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Reisman was known to be unconventional in the sport, yet won two U.S. Men’s Singles Championships in 1958 and 1960 and more than 20 international and national titles.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Who’s to say otherwise? Co-directed by the Canadian iconoclast with his collaborators Evan and Galen Johnson (the former of whom wrote the script), Rumours quickly introduces its international septet in broad, character-tic-heavy sketches.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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In many ways, Arana is an iconoclast, and a distinguished career actor who rarely gives interviews.Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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The father and the mother are played by two of modern cinema’s most supremely talented eccentrics, Michael Shannon and Tilda Swinton.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Designers traditionally present themselves in public as preening demigods or fussy, difficult eccentrics, but neither is the vibe that Porte Jacquemus gives off.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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The ultimate in sailing chic, Wally Yachts are streamlined, high tech, luxurious high-performance boats that appeal to the sophisticated individualist who is passionate about sailing.Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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More than a century later, such forays have matured into an individualist morality that has become widespread.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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The uniform and the nonconformist.Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2022
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Hamilton’s latest struggles as a nonconformist are not as amusing.Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2011
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Deadpool, the mercenary who’s known for breaking fourth walls as much as he’s known for decapitating bad guys, is a natural foil for Wolverine, the X-Men’s mutton-chop-wearing loner who isn’t interested in making new friends.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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With Jimmy Buffett the effusive showman and James Taylor the introspective loner, the two ostensibly seemed worlds apart.Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Maverick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maverick. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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