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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 discovery adds another extraordinary chapter to the story of the Americas’ earliest inhabitants.
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Know More Semafor World Economy empowers global decision makers to navigate extraordinary complexity by curating the richest insights, ideas, and diverse perspectives on the new world economy.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 5 Apr. 2026
His aesthetic speculations in the trilogy bring to mind books as extraordinary as Walter Pater’s The Renaissance and André Malraux’s The Voices of Silence and The Metamorphosis of the Gods.
—Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The comedian who inadvertently brought down Bill Cosby with an observation that went viral, Hannibal Buress continues to have extraordinary insights about the world, nearly all of them funny.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Know More Semafor World Economy empowers global decision makers to navigate extraordinary complexity by curating the richest insights, ideas, and diverse perspectives on the new world economy.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 5 Apr. 2026
His aesthetic speculations in the trilogy bring to mind books as extraordinary as Walter Pater’s The Renaissance and André Malraux’s The Voices of Silence and The Metamorphosis of the Gods.
—Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The comedian who inadvertently brought down Bill Cosby with an observation that went viral, Hannibal Buress continues to have extraordinary insights about the world, nearly all of them funny.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 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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How Guthrie will specifically handle her moment cannot yet be known, but those who know her (that The Hollywood Reporter spoke with) say it will surely be done with uncommon levels of grace and professionalism.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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With attacks on health care workers not uncommon, most safety officers at major Massachusetts hospitals have defensive tools.—
Cheryl Fiandaca,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many say these chiefs were doing exceptional work in the community to improve public safety, and believe their firings are a result of speaking out against the city manager.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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While the stock trades at a modest premium to its industry, that premium reflects exceptional profitability, superior balance-sheet quality, and multiple avenues for long-term AI monetization.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Stars wield power in professional sports, and that power can lead to some strange requests of their employers.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Pocahontas will arrive with her very own Yehakin and help unravel the mystery behind a strange phenomenon affecting the Moon and the tides around the Valley.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Breakfast Ride and Cowboy Cookout are two unique dining experiences the whole family will love, and adult guests will appreciate the new spa planned for late 2027.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Smith ties that capacity back to his father’s meticulous personality and appreciation of finer unique things.—
David Caraccio
April 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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Ravensbergen is a rare southpaw as a right-catching goalie (coincidentally, as is Askarov).—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the rare occasions a teammate passed him the ball, Knueppel would duck and let the ball skitter out of bounds.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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But coming into print is a weird transformation.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Capri Pants Capri pants, which had a moment in the 1950s and ’60s, and then again in the late ’90s and early 2000s, are one of those weird garments that shouldn’t work but somehow just do–especially with a little low-rise heel and a spaghetti strap top.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Extraordinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinary. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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