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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
the postal service delivered the package with atypical speed
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as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
since that's an atypical response for an infant, you might want to have her hearing tested
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Recent Examples of atypical
This type of discrepancy is atypical for the Oilers.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders While atypical for the traditional broadcast development cycle, the timing is consistent with ABC’s own model, which involves 1-3 spring pilot pickups for midseason consideration.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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These firms also provide business expertise and institutional governance, atypical for not-for-profit institutions.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The first thing that struck them was the white leader tape on the record, an extra measure of care to create separation between songs—which would have been atypical for a bootleg.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders While atypical for the traditional broadcast development cycle, the timing is consistent with ABC’s own model, which involves 1-3 spring pilot pickups for midseason consideration.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2025
An Evolutionary Way To Fund A Growing Athletic Department
These firms also provide business expertise and institutional governance, atypical for not-for-profit institutions.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The first thing that struck them was the white leader tape on the record, an extra measure of care to create separation between songs—which would have been atypical for a bootleg.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atypical
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Those events may have informed the decision by Merseyside Police, which also responded to the Southport attacks, to quickly release the information that the suspect was White – an unusual step in the early hours of an investigation.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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In an unusual step earlier this month, five former directors of the National Weather Service signed an open letter warning that the Trump administration’s cuts to the weather service and its parent agency NOAA may endanger lives.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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Storm surge is defined by the National Hurricane Center as an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm.—
Mallory Nicholls,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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One or more other symptoms like abnormal eye movements (nystagmus), vomiting, paleness, or fearfulness are also present.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
26 May 2025
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Despite these challenges, U.S. nonprofits do extraordinary things.—
Kendra Davenport,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Now, after years of hard work and harder drinking, Bruce (an extraordinary Bill Camp) has early onset dementia.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 May 2025
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For her, the idea of being surrounded by people, especially while grieving, felt overwhelming and unnatural.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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The site is exceptional: The North Branch of the Chicago River winds through its full length, offering an opportunity to weave parkland through the development.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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All of our leathers are carefully selected from the finest tanneries in the world for their exceptional quality and functional capability.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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This is not unique to Arizona, Famiglietti said, with similar signs of disappearing groundwater happening in the agriculture-heavy Central Valley in California.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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But that physical training couldn’t prepare him for the unique psychological experience of reaching the top of the world--and then returning safely.—
Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Osprey is offering a rare deal on a travel backpack that’ll hold all of your in-flight essentials.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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The cost of rice – Japan’s prime staple food - has become a major political issue, with prices surging to record highs this year and the government taking the rare steps of releasing emergency reserves and importing foreign rice.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Acqui-hires are not uncommon in a competitive tech hiring environment.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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SNRs aren't uncommon, but this particular example showcases numerous anomalies, including its astonishingly round shape.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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“Atypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atypical. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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