as in unconventional
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
the professor's out-there political views have made him a lightning rod for controversy on campus
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Recent Examples of out-there
David and Nathan Zellner are hot off the success of their out-there Big Foot comedy Sasquash Sunset, which starred Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, both unrecognizable under their hairy costumes.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Take the next out-there chance that comes your way.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
Some out-there sessions and a space for a deeper rumination on the world of scripted.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Take the next out-there chance that comes your way.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
Some out-there sessions and a space for a deeper rumination on the world of scripted.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 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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His dissident group, Charter 77, led national strikes and demonstrations that swelled to hundreds of thousands of people.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 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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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
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That conclusion, supported by the highly respected and circumspect Collins, was considered heretical.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Oct. 2024
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Thirst won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for the Palme d’Or, which is some great prestige for this heretical South Korean horror drama.Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Out-there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-there. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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