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Recent Examples of atypically
Every element of his act has its own relative truth, but the ideas, jokes, and observations are all presented atypically to make the viewer perceive them differently.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Two and a half months ago, when Diggs faced strangulation and assault charges that seemed to threaten his immediate football future, the Patriots stood with their star receiver by releasing an atypically strong statement.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump has remained atypically neutral, telling allies all three candidates are his friends.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump has recently appeared onstage with MAGA convert Nicki Minaj, and remade the Kennedy Center in his own name, atypically hosting its annual gala feting Kiss, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The mild-mannered Danes are atypically furious.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
If renters stayed for years and years, that might have been due to their atypically generous landlords.
—Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
On otherwise craggy seastacks near Goat Rock in Sonoma Coast State Park, Parkman found atypically shiny patches about 10 to 14 feet above the ground.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Two and a half months ago, when Diggs faced strangulation and assault charges that seemed to threaten his immediate football future, the Patriots stood with their star receiver by releasing an atypically strong statement.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump has remained atypically neutral, telling allies all three candidates are his friends.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump has recently appeared onstage with MAGA convert Nicki Minaj, and remade the Kennedy Center in his own name, atypically hosting its annual gala feting Kiss, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor and Michael Crawford.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The mild-mannered Danes are atypically furious.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
If renters stayed for years and years, that might have been due to their atypically generous landlords.
—Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
On otherwise craggy seastacks near Goat Rock in Sonoma Coast State Park, Parkman found atypically shiny patches about 10 to 14 feet above the ground.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atypically
Adverb
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This year, after unusually heavy rains in February, Carrizo Plain erupted in a dramatic bloom in March, attracting several hundred visitors per day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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He is measured by temperament, analytical by training (Princeton, Harvard, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey), and unusually candid about what keeps him up at night.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Jenkins also noted that work on season 6 took abnormally long because of visual effects and because episodes are still being translated into various languages.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Atypically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atypically. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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