1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making
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2
as in exotic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
strange fruits from faraway lands
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3
as in unfamiliar
not known or experienced before
using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her
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4
as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants
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strange land
strange behavior
strange noises
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Recent Examples of strange
At this time—in the Ediacaran Period—the land was overwhelmingly barren and lifeless; although shallow seas played host to an array of strange, soft bodied creatures.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The marine mammals seemed to curious as to what this strange object was that fell out of the sky.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Many thought the creature in the photo wasn't an exotic or strange animal at all.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The marine mammals seemed to curious as to what this strange object was that fell out of the sky.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Many thought the creature in the photo wasn't an exotic or strange animal at all.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strange
Adjective
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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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The Big Read The Story Of Climate-Friendly Digital Bank Aspiration Just Got Stranger The fintech industry has seen its fair share of spectacular failures and bizarre plot twists in recent years.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Kakadu Plum Many exotic foods are rich in vitamin C.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
20 Mar. 2025
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Practically speaking, the most important thing is not whether the exotic topological state can be proven to be present, but whether researchers can build a qubit that is both controllable and much more robust against noise than approaches that are more mature.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Most small businesses are not operating an entire influencer marketing department and may be unfamiliar with how pricing works or operating with very small budgets.—
Kristen Bousquet,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Lewis-Potter has been in excellent form for Brentford in the unfamiliar position of left-back and he was capped four times by England’s Under-21s.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The contract also maintains its unusual provision allowing Sanders to disclose any athletically related outside income to his superiors verbally, thus enabling him to follow NCAA bylaws while ensuring that no public paper trail is created for these earnings.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In an unusual coincidence, Saldivar was denied parole on Thursday, the same day as Lopez's announcement.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Gargantuan, weird outcomes can start small in the tech world, and often innocently.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some of those weird dissonant chords, there’s some of that in there for sure.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After the invisible-car antics of Die Another Day, Daniel Craig's series of turns as Bond brought the franchise back to basics, beginning with 2006's romantic, suspenseful Casino Royale.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The moment was born out of a need for Edward to have something to do in the hotel while Vivian comes looking for him, leading into to a romantic sequence.—
Kate Hogan,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many of them rely on novel legal theories about presidential power that go against longstanding judicial precedent or have never been tested in court.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Such discoveries have raised cautious optimism among scientists seeking novel solutions to antibiotic-resistant bacteria—one of medicine's most pressing crises.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 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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“Strange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strange. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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