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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
What followed was an extraordinary search operation that drew national attention and had an entire country rooting for one animal’s safe return.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
And from such circumstances came an extraordinary commitment of community spirit that has preserved their memory for over 80 years.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Now, Clark, one of the newest members of the Explorer’s Club, an annual class of 50 extraordinary people changing the world, shares the story of her Gullah Geechee roots with every guest on her wildly popular Casual Crabbing with Tia experiences.
—Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Farms in Florida and Mexico, both key producers of tomatoes for the US, were hit hard by extraordinary weather during what should be their peak seasons.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
And from such circumstances came an extraordinary commitment of community spirit that has preserved their memory for over 80 years.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Now, Clark, one of the newest members of the Explorer’s Club, an annual class of 50 extraordinary people changing the world, shares the story of her Gullah Geechee roots with every guest on her wildly popular Casual Crabbing with Tia experiences.
—Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Farms in Florida and Mexico, both key producers of tomatoes for the US, were hit hard by extraordinary weather during what should be their peak seasons.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinary
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They were both struck by the unusual culture in Steubenville.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Player news becomes national news, entire communities grind to a halt to watch games, and shops post unusual hours that suspiciously align with the match schedule.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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These monikers range from classics like Robin and Lucy to more uncommon names like Oran and Valo.—
Erica Jackson Curran,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2026
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The company added that reports of rashes with bleeding have been described anecdotally by clinical trial investigators and are considered uncommon.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The positions include 11 elementary school counselors, 17 exceptional service education counselors, 16 social workers, 21 clerical support assistants and 40 district management positions, according to a document provided by the school district.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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This is Old Navy's second major designer collaboration championing exceptional American design talent, bringing accessible style to everyone.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still, scrolling through TMZ’s posts of congresspeople instills a strange rush of Schadenfreude.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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This is one of the stranger ironies — liberal politicians, often skeptical of market forces, become true believers in rosy stock market projections that will render new commitments affordable.—
Daniel DiSalvo,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Rewind is completely different from the Rock Slide and Willys 392 -- each one of them has its own unique personality.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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This pattern isn’t unique to bats, the authors suggested, and likely applies to biodiversity loss and its impacts on agriculture broadly.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Plus, some of my stickers are just funny.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Big-hearted and sharply funny, Lucy Schulman is a charming comedic coming-of-age story from multihyphenate Tribeca alum Ellie Sachs.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Flood watch continues In a rare set of circumstances, the entire State of Michigan was placed under a flood watch Tuesday night.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For keen bird-lovers, consider driving half an hour inland for a chance to spot rare Bonelli’s eagles in the Alpilles mountains.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
14 Apr. 2026
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This had to be a weird clerical mistake.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her idea of architecture has always been a little weird.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Extraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinary. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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