as in unconventional
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
his nonconventional cures were the subject of some controversy
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Recent Examples of nonconventional
After building two lucrative businesses, the serial entrepreneur and attorney set her sights on ensuring her family was also a success in a nonconventional way.
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Oct. 2024
China’s use of nonconventional weaponry may be a strategic move to avoid sparking escalation and to stave off international attention, particularly from the United States.
—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Jason Sudeikis, also an executive producer and writer, stars as the titular character who coaches AFC Richmond and, through nonconventional methods, works to turn the players into self-believers.
—Karen Mizoguchi, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
The difference, however, is that Cannon proudly embraces his lifestyle of nonconventional fatherhood and rejects traditional monogamy, even challenging those who are skeptical.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
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Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Oct. 2024
China’s use of nonconventional weaponry may be a strategic move to avoid sparking escalation and to stave off international attention, particularly from the United States.
—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Jason Sudeikis, also an executive producer and writer, stars as the titular character who coaches AFC Richmond and, through nonconventional methods, works to turn the players into self-believers.
—Karen Mizoguchi, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
The difference, however, is that Cannon proudly embraces his lifestyle of nonconventional fatherhood and rejects traditional monogamy, even challenging those who are skeptical.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconventional
Adjective
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Hiring him would be the most conventional aspect of a very unconventional media strategy.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With an unconventional research approach, a new screenwriter and an unestablished director, so much of the film was a leap of faith.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The planes are modern, with the average aircraft being less than seven years old.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the modern game, from Tests to T20s and The Hundred, each side will now tend to include more than one gun fielder.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The comments section of the New York Times, once the natural home of blithe, unexamined liberal Zionism, now abounds with people calling for a total suspension of military aid and diplomatic cover.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s progressive lenses offer a workaround.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Radcliffe is Newland Archer, a handsome, progressive, and intelligent society gentleman who craves a deeper and more passionate connection to the world and someone in it.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the company gave the job to Josie Wheeler, a nontraditional hire who’d joined the company in 2019 as an apprentice.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Schoemann denied any wrongdoing, saying the county engaged in a nontraditional but widely publicized process seeking ideas for the property and the school's $3 million proposal was the best financial option.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The program aims to demonstrate the breadth and depth of their art form — with pieces spanning the classical, folkloric, contemporary and flamenco styles — and the company’s half-century of output, earning them apt praise both here and abroad.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film explores contemporary anxieties, echoing school shootings and societal unrest.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As in the crowded Arsenale itself, anything more radical to be found in the pavilion is buried under dioramas and walls of texts.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, this isn’t a radical new idea.—
Wendy Barnes,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Nonconventional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconventional. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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