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eccentric

[ik-sen-trik, ek-] / ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk- /




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He has since starred in major films including Christopher Nolan's Tenet, as well as a range of eccentric, indie films.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In 1963, I saw surreal artist Salvador Dali on “The Tonight Show” and realized that looking eccentric was cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the process, Wilson meets other eccentric characters that share his passion of filmmaking but have their own interests, like clearing gum from a sidewalk, immortalizing a person’s tattoo after they’re dead, and music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Its orbit would have been about four times more eccentric than that of Jupiter's moon Europa, whose icy shell is heavily fractured by the continual gravitational stretching and squeezing it experiences.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Oh,” said the bewildered-looking girl, taking in Dumbledore’s eccentric appearance.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The film spends significant time roasting inane eccentrics like Benji but not without explaining their place in the media’s modern ecosystem.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

He takes his time absorbing every seemingly inconsequential detail as he becomes attached to the personalities of eccentrics on their self-assigned quests to accomplish unlikely goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

It is full of eccentrics, impish humour, and the absurdities of small-town and big-city life.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

After that, it was hard to shake the “problem actor” label, especially given the hair-trigger eccentrics he was manifesting so convincingly on film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024

But hiking has always been a marginal pursuit in America, and within a few years the AT was once more largely forgotten except among a few diehards and eccentrics.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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