1
: one that is independent
especially
: an unaffiliated record or movie production company
2
: something (such as a record or film) produced by an indie
indie
adjective
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Following The Dark Knight, Dastmalchian has appeared in nearly 100 screen roles in such films as Marvel’s Ant-Man trilogy, director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, as well as the 2024 indie horror hit Late Night with the Devil.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The mortality rates of small indie presses and literary journals are a depressing feature of our cultural landscape.
—Michael Washburn, National Review, 25 May 2025
Synth-heavy indie pop artist Ronboy, aka Julia Laws, also performs.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Somen has brought a lot of the indie folk into the mainstream brigade with Dharma, the biggest studio, and formed a new ecosystem.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The mortality rates of small indie presses and literary journals are a depressing feature of our cultural landscape.
—Michael Washburn, National Review, 25 May 2025
Synth-heavy indie pop artist Ronboy, aka Julia Laws, also performs.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Somen has brought a lot of the indie folk into the mainstream brigade with Dharma, the biggest studio, and formed a new ecosystem.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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“Indie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indie. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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