nonconformist
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Elon Musk has made a career, and billions of dollars, out of being a nonconformist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
But Tyler, ever the nonconformist, released his eighth studio album at 06:00 EST on Monday, three days after the week's chart tracking began.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
If you want to turn heads and keep warm this fall, look to the ultimate nonconformist, Rick Owens, for a chic solution with this dust gray knit bodysuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
A strong socialist bent in politics, nonconformist in religion, working class.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
There always existed King’s College, opulently nonconformist and clearly capable of absorbing him without any loss of his or its character.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
“In the end that sacred project actually tends to produce sectarian narrowness, exclusion, uniformity, silencing, self-censorship, lack of debate, the negative sanctioning of nonconformists, and the debilitation of rigorous thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
At the same time, the conception of Poe the writer seems to tap into a cultural affection for outsiders, nonconformists and underdogs who ultimately prove their worth.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
And yet, being complicated nonconformists, they weren’t uniformly of the left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Its cinematic specifics and pace make the reader feel the bravery and solidarity among these nonconformists who risked ridicule, ostracism and sometimes prison in trying to become their authentic selves.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
This might have been balanced by the zeal of nonconformists.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
Vocabulary lists containing nonconformist
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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