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bizarro

adjective

bə-ˈzär-ō

Definition of bizarro

as in bizarre

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him

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as in exotic

excitingly or mysteriously unusual a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following

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Recent Examples of bizarro Centrists warned that a bizarro left-leaning tea party would, like its right-wing antecedent, throw away winnable seats. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 Like many a limited series, The Offer faded in our collective memories, its bizarro ’70s pop history a curio of 2022. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 July 2026 These trades also feel like a bizarro echo of a deal by previous Canucks management almost exactly one year ago. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Dodging accusations of being a control freak, feuding with other musicians, and proliferating bizarro theories on UFOs seemed more important than writing good songs. — David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bizarro

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Adjective

The cookie shops have a rotating menu of cookies with elaborate toppings, sometimes offering bizarre flavors such as everything bagel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Skerritt co-starred opposite Kathy Baker, playing his doctor wife in the community of Rome, Wisconsin, a place with bizarre happenings, like having a robber leaving a trail of frogs or the pope becoming the primary witness to a murder.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

The researchers also explored more exotic scenarios involving additional spatial dimensions and theories that extend beyond Einstein’s general relativity.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
But Fleming's 007, and the onscreen Bonds who played out those stories, dispatched danger in exotic locales, and without rumpling the pleats on their dinner jackets.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of exotic

Adjective

Alexi’s script gets to the heart of the strange, necessary bonds between humans and animals.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Something in the movement of his hands, too fast, too smooth, too precise, and something in the play of the light and shadow across his knuckles, reveals that something strange is at work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

On the fall 2026 runways, romantic clothes arrived styled like everything else in your closet—a lace skirt with a cotton shirt, a gown with a combat boot, a ruffled collar over plain velvet trousers—and the shift is visible on the street too.

— Laurence Goldberg, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
With a softly rounded outline and romantic facets, the cut evokes the era of craftsmanship that determined a diamond’s brilliance.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of romantic

Adjective

Jeon is marvelous in the role, allowing flashes of envy, resentment, and longing to surface beneath Mi-ok’s cheerful, accommodating manner without diminishing her warmth or loyalty.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
But despite this, they were still conceived of as being located within the mounds themselves, real-world anchors for these strange, marvelous realms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of marvelous

Adjective

Divorced from the context of a map, Texas' congressional districts might just look like a collection of funny shapes.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
China did not find anything funny about the French star laughing at a meme of Mao, the communist dictator whose regime resulted in tens of millions of deaths.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

Jean Gilles Bernard Camille, a community organizer who lives in a gang stronghold in the capital, said foreign forces have repeatedly underestimated the capacity and power of Haitian gangs and their ability to adapt.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Experts have long warned that floating power deals can leave African governments dependent on costly contracts with foreign suppliers.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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