untraditional
adjective
un·tra·di·tion·al
ˌən-trə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
: not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional
an untraditional wardrobe
untraditional methods
… a recipe for paella containing the hitherto untraditional combination of chicken and shrimp.—
David Rosengarten
David Rosengarten
untraditionally
adverb
Untraditionally, Santa brought along his elves on all-terrain vehicles instead of Rudolph and his pals.
—Melanie Mizenko
Melanie Mizenko
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People who were explored through an untraditional lens, or people living on the margins … who are repressing, hiding.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
New Shoes’s philosophy centers around pairing an old-school treat with some new-school tricks, so the toppings and dips are a little untraditional and a lot of fun.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
New outlets like Brazil’s Agência Pública, Venezuela’s Efecto Cocuyo, and Mexico’s Periodistas de a Pie were pioneering an untraditional way of reporting.
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In these discussions, one key difference is an untraditional aspect to managing day-to-day racing.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
New Shoes’s philosophy centers around pairing an old-school treat with some new-school tricks, so the toppings and dips are a little untraditional and a lot of fun.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
New outlets like Brazil’s Agência Pública, Venezuela’s Efecto Cocuyo, and Mexico’s Periodistas de a Pie were pioneering an untraditional way of reporting.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
In these discussions, one key difference is an untraditional aspect to managing day-to-day racing.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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“Untraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untraditional. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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