as in extraordinary
being out of the ordinary
the sort of chef extraordinaire who can whip up a fantastic meal, regardless of the ingredients on hand
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Recent Examples of extraordinaire
Douglasville’s own Elana Meyers Taylor, bobsledder extraordinaire, will compete in her fifth Olympics.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Feb. 2026
And pastry fans reserve the Salon Proust for afternoon tea featuring fresh madeleines by pâtissier extraordinaire François Perret.
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Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
The homemaker extraordinaire isn’t known to get political.
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Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Rachel is crazy in love with Chalamet’s Marty Mauser — a ping pong king and hustler extraordinaire, loosely based on a real person named Marty Reisman.
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Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2025
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Feb. 2026
And pastry fans reserve the Salon Proust for afternoon tea featuring fresh madeleines by pâtissier extraordinaire François Perret.
—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
The homemaker extraordinaire isn’t known to get political.
—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Rachel is crazy in love with Chalamet’s Marty Mauser — a ping pong king and hustler extraordinaire, loosely based on a real person named Marty Reisman.
—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinaire
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Our work complements beautifully the extraordinary work that has already been done by the producers, sales agents and distributors of Mike Leigh’s films over the years.
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The Vietnam War was fought by young Americans thrust into extraordinary circumstances.
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To start, Lendeborg is an exceptional passer who can run point from the forward position.
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Collectors are competing for works with scarcity, exceptional provenance, and a clear place in art history.
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What Trump is doing is unusual.
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Heat domes are not unusual, but the temperatures in this one have been.
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
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The pattern is not unique to the UK.
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Winners include people and businesses recognized for outstanding service and customer satisfaction.
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Twenty-six people were detained and six of them were arrested on outstanding warrants.
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Even as brutal heat waves become longer, more frequent and more intense in Europe, air conditioning remains very rare in European homes.
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With one out, Paul Goldschmidt beat out a rare infield single before Chisholm homered to right-center.
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Moscow has similarly shown a remarkable ability to adapt in this military defense sphere as well.
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The remarkable reality is that this proposal enjoys broad bipartisan support.
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Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion.
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Others develop dangerous fluctuations in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms because the autonomic nervous system becomes affected.
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“Extraordinaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinaire. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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