strangeness
noun
strange·ness
ˈstrānj-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being strange
2
: the flavor characterizing a strange quark
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The show is about many things: the strangeness, alienation and dark sense of humor that flows from growing up so close to death; the way the moment of our birth dictates our ability to be, or not be, ourselves; the central place our parents and our happy/sad childhoods occupy in our adult memories.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The two strangenesses are close together and may themselves be connected into an even larger structure.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2025
At the center of this indifferent strangeness, Kirsten Dunst gives her best performance in the series, as Mary Jane falls from Broadway heights to lounge-singing lows.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
For all the hoopla around the game and the strangeness of the setting, there still are two points on the line.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The two strangenesses are close together and may themselves be connected into an even larger structure.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2025
At the center of this indifferent strangeness, Kirsten Dunst gives her best performance in the series, as Mary Jane falls from Broadway heights to lounge-singing lows.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
For all the hoopla around the game and the strangeness of the setting, there still are two points on the line.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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