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Recent Examples of atypically
This season also happened to have an atypically huge Week 1 game, Texas-Ohio State.
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Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Another concern is that job gains in recent months have been atypically concentrated, notably in health care and social assistance, which is greatly outpacing employment growth in the economy as a whole.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Harris’s Secret Service had been atypically expanded by former President Joe Biden beyond the six months after leaving office, typically allocated to former vice presidents.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
This week on Prime Video’s Countdown, personally extenuating circumstances led LAPD gangs and narcotics officer Lucas Finau to break protocol and exhibit atypically audacious behavior — all during a critical juncture in Hurricane Task Force’s ongoing manhunt.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Aug. 2025
In July, the Florida Supreme Court upheld Florida’s Congressional map, which was drafted — atypically — by DeSantis’ office.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Another concern is that job gains in recent months have been atypically concentrated, notably in health care and social assistance, which is greatly outpacing employment growth in the economy as a whole.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Harris’s Secret Service had been atypically expanded by former President Joe Biden beyond the six months after leaving office, typically allocated to former vice presidents.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
This week on Prime Video’s Countdown, personally extenuating circumstances led LAPD gangs and narcotics officer Lucas Finau to break protocol and exhibit atypically audacious behavior — all during a critical juncture in Hurricane Task Force’s ongoing manhunt.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Aug. 2025
In July, the Florida Supreme Court upheld Florida’s Congressional map, which was drafted — atypically — by DeSantis’ office.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atypically
Adverb
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Checking Activity Monitor for unknown processes or unusually high CPU or memory usage can reveal malware that tries to hide itself with random or unfamiliar names.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The speech was viewed by many as unusually political for a sitting justice.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Samples flown to the CDC in Atlanta demonstrated extraordinarily high levels — nearly every child urgently needed chelation to reduce the effects of lead poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The story of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider follows Tanzaburo Tojima, a forty-year-old man who is abnormally obsessed with the Kamen Rider franchise.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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The rain is much needed, as most of the Kansas City forecast area is abnormally dry, with moderate drought conditions creeping closer to its boundaries in mid-Missouri, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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To begin with, Shore had an uncommonly encouraging and generous family.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Atypically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atypically. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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