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Recent Examples of strangeness
Granted, my fear of the dark—and of dark water—never really left me, but the sheer strangeness of science calmed me.
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Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Satan is a lover of strangeness and coincidence—of exposing the happiness of humans as a prelude to their misery, and sometimes their misery as a prelude to happiness.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
But season 2 was the show's perfect nexus between strangeness and brilliance.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In the face of this workaday jangle of strangeness and complexity, paranoia starts to seem like a perfectly rational response.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Satan is a lover of strangeness and coincidence—of exposing the happiness of humans as a prelude to their misery, and sometimes their misery as a prelude to happiness.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
But season 2 was the show's perfect nexus between strangeness and brilliance.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
In the face of this workaday jangle of strangeness and complexity, paranoia starts to seem like a perfectly rational response.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangeness
Noun
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Was this down to the peculiarities of the circuit or has Red Bull more or less caught up?—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Antoine’s peculiarities perhaps cut deepest, even seemingly superficial ones.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, singularity will likely unfold in a more earnest method.—
Syed Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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This sweetly reticent follow-up is a drama about the impenetrable singularity of a young girl’s mind.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Besides searching for the likes of methane and ammonia, the characteristics of the planet's atmosphere discernible to JWST could point to which formation model – core accretion or disk instability – is the correct one, or even whether a brand new formation model is needed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Key characteristics of individuals with big egos in the workplace include: Domineering behavior.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Similar calendar oddities await in September and November: Monday, Sept. 1, is the Labor Day holiday, so September checks will be issued Friday, Aug. 29 – meaning SSI recipients will get two checks in the month of August, but not one in September.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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There are better options for this price without these image quality oddities.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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From our review: Tessa Van den Broeck, a newcomer, plays Julie with zero affectation.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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No fussy affectations, just a deliberate tamping down of his more charismatic qualities.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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If, through some freaky genetic engineering, a scientist could combine the physical attributes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, what might be the result?—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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What's more, fragrance fanatics are more than three times as likely to purchase one linked to emotional attributes and/or memories as described in TikTok videos.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
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Really, all Morgan Plus 8s are much the same, and promise a perfectly delightful driving experience, offering the most traditional British roadster traits in a car that can easily keep up in modern traffic.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Rethinking the meaning of de-extinction Bringing back a species like the dire wolf isn’t just a matter of getting the fur right or tweaking a few visible traits.—
Elay Shech,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangeness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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