anticonventional

Definition of anticonventionalnext

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Adjective
  • Bill Kubota, a video journalist who has reported on issues ranging from crack addiction and extremist groups to anti-Asian hate and the legacy of Vincent Chin, contributing to broader conversations about race and justice in Michigan and beyond.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Ayatollah Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbagheri The extremist Ayatollah Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbagheri is also a contender to replace Khamenei.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Created during the era of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, the United Front has since morphed under present day leader Xi Jinping into a vast propaganda and influence machine designed to pressure citizens at home and overseas to support Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • One year ago, a baby from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, became the first person in the world to receive a new revolutionary therapy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
    Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Market by the Meat Cellar was noted for, as its name suggests, cuts of mean from Premier Meat Company and its nontraditional format that combined a butchery, cheese shop, culinary boutique and a full-service steakhouse all in one spot.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The internationally famous doughnut shop, which is known not only for its bold and unconventional creations but also for hosting nontraditional wedding ceremonies, has opened in Wynwood, with the flavors that have transformed it from a cult favorite to a megahit across the country.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • These offices are not the big, antiestablishment utopian workspaces companies like WeWork were known for in the 2010s.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The 1960s marked a significant pivot in cultural mores, from the adherence to convention both socially and stylistically at the dawn of the decade to the age of antiestablishment fervor and personal empowerment as the period progressed.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The report claims the IRGC is exploring nonconventional warhead configurations for long-range missiles.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Anticonventional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticonventional. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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