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weird

[weerd] / wɪərd /


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The future could be as weird as the present and when it comes to air quality, things are changing fast.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Neill’s penchant for the weird and abstract allowed him to use his unique features and distinct, gravelly voice to create characters who were as devilishly memorable as the beasts they went up against.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

“I hate to speculate because boats, they can sink in a moment’s notice,” Smith said, noting that he had “all kinds of weird stuff” happen in his 35 years at sea.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

It used to be far easier to spot computer-generated visual creations - often used by fraudsters - because AI would make blunders, like adding an extra finger or something else that was obviously weird.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

I laugh and look up at him, and the way he searches my eyes, like he can see inside me, makes my stomach hitch in a weird way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Before a 2023 writers strike that knocked late-night shows off the air for five months, the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 was a longer, weirder disruption for Colbert and his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Where we’re headed could be a lot weirder and more dangerous.

From Salon Dec. 31, 2025

“The weirder, the sillier, the more authentic, the better.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

The more you look at it, the weirder and more marvelous it is.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2025

He didn’t seem to care when people looked at him funny, and he didn’t react the way Twig did, by doing something even weirder.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Swifties and their ideological opposites have both been Monday-morning quarterbacking last weekend’s shindig, accepting even the weirdest bad-faith gossip without question.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

But he may have had the weirdest background.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Turkmenistan's odd architecture and reclusiveness has made it a magnet for content creators on social media, some of whom have dubbed it the "world's weirdest country".

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The idea, Platner recalled telling his visitors, was “quite literally the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

“We’ll stay in Montreal a couple of days. Sell the car. Then take the bus to, I don’t know, Saskatchewan or something. We’ll go to the weirdest place we can find.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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