1
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
Before spaceflight became more inclusive, a few extraordinary women broke through the stratosphere — and the barriers of history.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
How extraordinary is this? Governments, including the United States, have taken control of companies in the past when they were considered to be of strategic importance to national security.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Virtually everything about the series works, and the production design and costuming is extraordinary.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
This extraordinary endorsement from the highest levels of government underscores just how mainstream bitcoin has become.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
How extraordinary is this? Governments, including the United States, have taken control of companies in the past when they were considered to be of strategic importance to national security.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Virtually everything about the series works, and the production design and costuming is extraordinary.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
This extraordinary endorsement from the highest levels of government underscores just how mainstream bitcoin has become.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinary
Adjective
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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To do this, the snails have developed some unusual tools to alter its genome that could inform future ways for humans to do the same.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Mind you, such numbers aren’t uncommon when a new artistic director takes over.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the United States and other high-income countries, such infections are uncommon.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The term describes someone over 80 with an exceptional memory — one at least as good as the memories of people who are 20 to 30 years younger.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Or the tax only applies in exceptional situations, such as changing export controls.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Charlie Brown has evolved into something nicer In those days, Charles M. Schulz’s comic and its characters were meaner, the humor darker (and, frankly, funnier).—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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However, Perry apparently didn’t find the post funny.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Big deal: The thawing IPO market may get one of its biggest — and unique — deals of all time later this year.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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Smaller sets will offer a short array of more unique shades.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The craft beer industry is in a strange place right now.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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At the campaign’s first big canvassing event in mid-December, primary field director Tascha Van Auken noticed something strange happening.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For brands, this represents a rare opportunity to lead cultural change while building competitive advantage.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Swift has made a rare media appearance on New Heights, the podcast hosted by NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As well as artifacts that mutate into weirder, more powerful weapons.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Like everybody else in the show, he’s squeezed by the various, weird incentives of a capitalist medical system.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Extraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinary. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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