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no ordinary

idiom

: special or unusual
It was no ordinary day.

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Emma Mazzenga is no ordinary 92-year-old. Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 This is no ordinary competition. Sen. Todd Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 The Taco Bell 50K, held every October in Denver to coincide with International Taco Day, is no ordinary race. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 The Washington Post is no ordinary newspaper. Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no ordinary

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“No ordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20ordinary. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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