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Recent Examples of atypically
The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
This season also happened to have an atypically huge Week 1 game, Texas-Ohio State.
—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
Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
This season also happened to have an atypically huge Week 1 game, Texas-Ohio State.
—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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For nearly two decades, the health of this urban waterway has been tracked, and data show unusually high salt concentrations, which are likely negatively impacting the local ecosystem.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.—
Alina Edwards,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Large language models are trained on data that is already extraordinarily refined.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the Nanotyrannus specimen is 100% complete, which is extraordinarily rare in the fossil record, Napoli noted.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The map shows that much of the rest of the country is experiencing abnormally dry or drought conditions.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the last time 0% of the California map had any level of abnormally dry or drought conditions was all the way back in December 2000.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Both should make for an uncommonly emotional celebration of indie film.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
22 Dec. 2025
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar also released uncommonly stark statements following Sunday's shooting, which killed at least 11 people and hospitalized 29.—
Anders Hagstrom , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Atypically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atypically. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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