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Recent Examples of out-of-the-way
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To encourage this, set the container it in an out-of-the-way but still partly sunny location (the pot will look a bit messy with all the green foliage and no flowers). Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025 And the Shoah wasn’t confined to one out-of-the-way place named Oświęcim, such that bystanders didn’t know what was happening. Martin Kimel, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025 Plans called for the second stage to be placed in a safe condition to stay in a high, out-of-the-way orbit in accordance with NASA’s practices for minimizing space junk. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Make a brush pile in an out-of-the-way spot in the yard with trimmed branches where birds can find shelter. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for out-of-the-way
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-the-way
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  • Joining me is my Staten Island brother, Pete Davidson, who unveils a darker, dramatic side as his character navigates a bizarre group of residents in an old age home.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
  • But inexplicably, Villa contrived to lose the game, thanks in no small part to goalkeeper Emi Martinez’s sending off in the first half for a bizarre body-check on Rasmus Hojlund.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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  • These however, are unusual times that call for something more.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • The head of the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City, marking an unusual foray into Big Apple politics for the organization, which typically only focuses on issues local to the island.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
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  • After coming to the Mets at the trade deadline, Blackburn had a serious of strange injuries, getting hit by a line drive on his hand, and then suffering from a spinal fluid leak that required surgery.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
  • The dense central region — a strange melding of concentric bubbles and chaotic dusty structures imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope — can also be spotted shining brightly at the heart of the image.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 June 2025
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  • Acqui-hires are not uncommon in a competitive tech hiring environment.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • This is why Daigneault refers to the Thunder as an uncommon group.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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  • Historically, Nintendo has had a weird relationship with the internet.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
  • Can't wait for the weird personality quirks and side eye of judgment.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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  • There are enough quotable lines of dialogue in the movie’s first half to remind you why Succession was, pound for pound, one of the most profanely funny shows on TV during its run.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
  • Because to us, the most funny things are right next to the most tragic things.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
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  • This was more like a caterpillar body with odd patterns on its plates and a snapping turtle mouth.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
  • On top of that, 1972 was the year NASDAQ was set up and 3,000 odd new companies entered the public arena.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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  • Season 7 provided a rare opportunity to keep this world for the fans while introducing new characters alongside some beloved favorites.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 June 2025
  • Sip rare rums at Dunn’s Rum Club in Jamaica Courtesy of Sandals Resorts Every trip deserves a good toast, and at Sandals Dunn’s River, the Rum Club knows precisely how to pour it.
    Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025

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“Out-of-the-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-the-way. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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