anticonventional

Definition of anticonventionalnext

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Adjective
  • No more extremist posturing to win primaries.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
  • Indeed, this was a more innocent time when conspiracy theories could still be fun and eccentric, and were less likely to be exploited by extremist actors.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Although oral-history books focused on pop culture are fairly common today, the format was revolutionary in 1996, when the first edition of Please Kill Me was published.
    Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • Beneath an old wood ceiling is a fireplace and, just beyond, a replica of the lantern that guided Paul Revere when alerting the revolutionary militia that the British were arriving.
    Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • At the same time, wealthy investors are turning to nontraditional firms for advice.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Why are nontraditional political parties and factions, many of them extremist, gaining strength in Europe and elsewhere?
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • Jackson is betting that his outside pitch will win over antiestablishment conservatives.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • The 2026 midterms are already being shaken up by populist firebrands and antiestablishment outsiders.
    James Desio, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 feet underground, safeguarded by thick walls and a sophisticated respirator system capable of providing clean air in case of conventional and nonconventional attacks.
    Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The number is especially sobering given that Ritter’s metric measures from the first-day closing price (which is almost always higher than the official offer price), and excludes nonconventional IPOs like reverse mergers.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Anticonventional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticonventional. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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