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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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Temperatures are expected to gradually moderate later in the week, but the current chill underscores the need for continued attention to weather alerts and safety practices as the unusually cold air mass exits the state.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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When ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific are close to average — not unusually warm like El Niño or unusually cool like La Niña — scientists refer to it as ENSO neutral.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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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From the Detroit River to North Cape, a low water advisory was issued for Lake Erie for abnormally low water levels caused by strong winds pushing the lake waters east away from the shore.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the re-escalation of hostile rhetoric Friday was the proximate excuse for the market's uncommonly calm ascent to crack.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
Cite this Entry
“Atypically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atypically. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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