as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the religious sect's far-out clothes and practices made them the talk of the small town
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Recent Examples of far-out
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t just fodder for science fiction or far-out R&D experiments.
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Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Others surmise the monoliths might be far-out works of art — or simply playful pranks.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 June 2024
Improving science, skills And yet, there are encouraging signs that the science of far-out forecasts is improving.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Biden even acknowledged the far-out conspiracy theories on X after the game.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Shocking sounds that provoke polarizing reactions hold more currency than ever.
Taste boundaries have also eroded and exploded over the last few years as increasingly far-out hits hurtled out from niche siloes.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Jan. 2024
Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Others surmise the monoliths might be far-out works of art — or simply playful pranks.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 June 2024
Improving science, skills And yet, there are encouraging signs that the science of far-out forecasts is improving.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Biden even acknowledged the far-out conspiracy theories on X after the game.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Shocking sounds that provoke polarizing reactions hold more currency than ever.
Taste boundaries have also eroded and exploded over the last few years as increasingly far-out hits hurtled out from niche siloes.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
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Karin is not your typical sweet anime girl, and the narrative is bizarre, unexpected and hilarious.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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By Samantha Riedel Sarah McBride Will Officially Be the First Trans Member of U.S. Congress By Nico Lang Amid a packed schedule of eclectic, bizarre, and hilarious series on the Dropout streaming service, Very Important People has already established itself as one of the platform’s finest.Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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One day, a student noticed something strange: One of the rats in the group trained to expect positive experiences had its tail straight up with a crook at the end, resembling the handle of an old-fashioned umbrella.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The result was a strange hodgepodge of a TV series — novel and interesting in hindsight, but maybe not distinct enough to inspire a spot on the DVR at the time.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Dilettante listing brokers can also cost sellers with bad marketing, weird staging, and a lack of responsiveness.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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He is represented by no gallery, and works in a basement in Brooklyn, from which emerges the fruits of his weird obsessions.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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This simultaneously funny and profound musical spins around a teenage girl (the lovable Carolee Carmello) suffering from a rare genetic disease that makes her age five times faster than normal.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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This is another funny one, but the feud between student and teacher feels awfully relevant in today’s divisive political climate.Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Behind layers of clothes, underwear, CDs, records, and other odd items and products for sale, Sean Carter oversees the store from behind the counter.Julian Roberts-Grmela, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Conservatorship is an odd legal place for any organization to reside for an extended period—with a third party (in this case FHFA) in operational control.Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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For all of Elon Musk’s ventures—the cars, the rockets, the tunnels, the brain-machine interfaces, the satellite Internet services, the federal government departments with funny names—a private preschool might be the most curious.BYAndrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dive Into Local Experiences With Curiosity Keep a curious mind—approach each culture as a new story to uncover.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Yet Alissa left her cell phone, money and makeup behind — details that would later strike her half-sister and investigators as peculiar.Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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This peculiar plant can be found throughout much of North America, East Asia, and in northern regions of South America.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2024
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Notorious for his fiery personality and erratic behavior, Steinbrenner replaced his managers 20 times in his first 23 seasons—firing and then rehiring Billy Martin five times—and changed publicity directors 13 times in 26 years, according to Sports Illustrated.Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The bottom line: As Election Day nears, Trump has not tapered his off-script controversial comments — rather, his language has grown more erratic and hyperbolic.Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Far-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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