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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an offbeat approach to the task, but it gets the job done
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
this writer has an enjoyably offbeat sense of humor
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Recent Examples of offbeat
Is there a phrase that more colorfully encapsulates the offbeat gestalt of the Hiaasen oeuvre?
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Comic relief comes through the natural, offbeat banter between the siblings — all splendidly and unprecociously played by newcomers — and their peculiar, lateral flights of fancy, including Victor’s earnest attempts to commune with the devil by candlelight.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Delivering unusual fare that young viewers might otherwise miss — short films, offbeat independent cinema, subtitled foreign movies — is a hallmark of the festival, now in its 29th year and one of the largest and broadest of its kind.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The bartenders are wizards behind the bar, mixing up offbeat (yet tasty) cocktails like the Solero—think vodka, passion fruit, and cream that tastes like a tropical vacation in a glass.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Comic relief comes through the natural, offbeat banter between the siblings — all splendidly and unprecociously played by newcomers — and their peculiar, lateral flights of fancy, including Victor’s earnest attempts to commune with the devil by candlelight.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Delivering unusual fare that young viewers might otherwise miss — short films, offbeat independent cinema, subtitled foreign movies — is a hallmark of the festival, now in its 29th year and one of the largest and broadest of its kind.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The bartenders are wizards behind the bar, mixing up offbeat (yet tasty) cocktails like the Solero—think vodka, passion fruit, and cream that tastes like a tropical vacation in a glass.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offbeat
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The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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So many of the characters on this show speak with such bizarre, precise dialogue that can only make sense in the Severance world.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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As a result, Canadians have rejected American imports and issued other economic punishments in an unusual show of patriotism.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Network security also gets a significant upgrade with the help of AI. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) powered by AI monitor traffic in real time, can flag unusual patterns that might indicate a security breach.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Know your audience—What one person finds funny, another might not.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Tornadoes were not uncommon at the time, as Missouri is often considered part of an area of the U.S. nicknamed Tornado Alley.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But, while the results might have given internet viewers a shock, these types of ultrasound pictures aren't uncommon.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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Yet even on the Right, setting policy based on birth rates might have seemed strange a few years ago, when the Republican Party was best known for its libertarian emphasis on free markets and economic growth.—
Haisten Willis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Mar. 2025
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The weirdest thing about it relative to those older pre-M2 Airs is still the display notch, a small cutout at the top of the screen that houses the camera.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Yes and no, which is a really weird thing about me.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
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While early iterations of generative AI often yielded odd or impractical results, today’s models rival professionals thanks to decades of breakthroughs.—
Haokun Qin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Mountain West got four teams in the bracket, but Boise State was the odd one out despite wins over Clemson and Saint Mary’s.—
Tess DeMeyer,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the opening sequence, Helly’s morning swim leads to a peculiar breakfast supervised by her strange papa.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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This peculiar situation highlights how tournament success can generate substantial revenue even for conferences in transition or decline.—
Brian Roberts,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Offbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offbeat. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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