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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
the marine is being cited for extraordinary courage
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as in uncommon
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
no one noticed anything extraordinary about the airline passenger
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Recent Examples of extraordinary
Every one of them was extraordinary.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
This rollout aims to address the extraordinary computing demands of OpenAI’s forthcoming models, which target advances toward artificial general intelligence.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Peruvian producer Lali Madueño will bring a producer’s perspective, as well as lessons learned from the extraordinary journey of The Memory of Butterflies – from its world premiere at the Berlinale to a festival tour spanning Latin America, Asia and Europe.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
In addition to Travis’ impressive burgeoning career, one of his younger brothers is also expected to have an extraordinary future in football, and his teenage sister is sharing her talents in various sports.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extraordinary
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
This rollout aims to address the extraordinary computing demands of OpenAI’s forthcoming models, which target advances toward artificial general intelligence.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Peruvian producer Lali Madueño will bring a producer’s perspective, as well as lessons learned from the extraordinary journey of The Memory of Butterflies – from its world premiere at the Berlinale to a festival tour spanning Latin America, Asia and Europe.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
In addition to Travis’ impressive burgeoning career, one of his younger brothers is also expected to have an extraordinary future in football, and his teenage sister is sharing her talents in various sports.
—Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extraordinary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinary
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The public criticism, unusual from a Michigan colleague, let alone a member of leadership, underscores the stakes of the race for Michigan’s 10th District.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Former San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Eduardo Acosta took an unusual route to Major League Baseball.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Penn State’s issues were not uncommon.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Silhouette is both an on-demand app and a live virtual studio, where members not only stream classes but also connect directly with Alexis in rare two-way sessions—an uncommon feature in the fitness industry.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The award is given to establishments that receive a high volume of exceptional reviews and ratings from the TripAdvisor community over a 12-month period.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite its exceptional hardness approaching that of diamond, boron remains too brittle for direct use in tools or structural applications.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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What follows is a dramedy that is simultaneously an anthropological examination of the film industry’s denizens and a disturbing — though often very funny — look at the fragility of identity in that world.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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My idea of funny is the English say the craziest things with a straight face.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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His return to the company, this time with a new, more confident persona, is the culmination of a long and unique journey.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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For me, the camera has a unique power in guiding me toward visualising complex, sometimes uncomfortable emotions that resist being pinned down by language.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The story becomes less of a character study of the strange ways in which grief manifests and more about the escalating hijinks of a lie that takes on a wild life of its own.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The options were powerful, immortal, stranger or wanderer.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The rare disease affects three to seven people out of every 100,000, and more often those of European descent, the Cleveland Clinic says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Their energy supplies and huge sovereign wealth funds help underwrite America’s competitive edge over China in energy and capital-intensive industries of the future—AI, cloud computing, and the mining and processing of rare-earth minerals.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Following up, the experiment yielded a weird and unexpected result.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Escalators are so consequential to Trump, who has always had a weird aversion to plain-old steps.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Extraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinary. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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