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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
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects demand for advanced-practice nurses will surge 35% over the next decade, a number that would look extraordinary in any sector, let alone one already at effective full employment.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
With the thieves and vandals digging up gravestones and stealing plaques made of precious metals, Bishop has spent an extraordinary amount of money on repairs, security and maintenance.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The mason did an extraordinary job of picking an assortment of small granite and other metamorphic rocks.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
The extraordinary former Royal Danish Ballet principal Alban Lendorf performed as James on opening night, dreaming by the fireplace on his wedding day as Park’s sylph waited to tempt him away from his fiancée, Effie.
—Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
With the thieves and vandals digging up gravestones and stealing plaques made of precious metals, Bishop has spent an extraordinary amount of money on repairs, security and maintenance.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The mason did an extraordinary job of picking an assortment of small granite and other metamorphic rocks.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
The extraordinary former Royal Danish Ballet principal Alban Lendorf performed as James on opening night, dreaming by the fireplace on his wedding day as Park’s sylph waited to tempt him away from his fiancée, Effie.
—Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinary
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Wen says that such unusual shapes could be useful in making a lab-on-a-chip for cell biology or drug development.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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At 516 feet in width, the unusual structure is roughly 22,000 times smaller than the actual Moon, which with a diameter of 2,159 miles could roughly fit the contiguous United States across one of its halves from east to west.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
9 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
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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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Levy arcs his character’s growing exasperation in a way that’s funny, if somewhat limited.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Deborah and Ava get to develop while their process, for the most part, remains the same — and remains funny.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 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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As the Pios regained traction, something weird happened.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Midnight Show’s original cast breakout star Lillian Martin, whose career was cut tragically short in her mid-twenties, was the queen of the wacky and weird.—
Lee Kelly,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Extraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinary. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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