Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonorthodox
Adjective
  • He had been involved in dissident circles since his student days, in the nineties.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Karmitz touted France as a country where a company like mk2 can represent a diverse range of filmmakers, including current films by Iranian, Palestinian, and Russian dissident directors.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Continue reading … BLUE EXODUS – San Francisco residents ditch Democratic Party over failed liberal policies.
    , FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • At the Supreme Court on Wednesday, conservative and liberal justices alike appeared to have little use for either side in a case that tests Illinois voting regulations.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Rockets will need to find some unconventional sources of half-court shot creation with VanVleet sidelined with a torn ACL.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These $36 shoes stand out for their comfortable design and modern style, especially in this cement gray color with its sleek look.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The program features hits from the ‘70s, such as by The Beatles, Billy Joel, Elvis and The Carpenters, with a modern twist.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.
    Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
Adjective
  • The Kids Are Alright earned a nomination for best urban contemporary album at the 2019 Grammy Awards, where Chloe x Halle was also up for best new artist, and Ungodly Hour earned a best progressive R&B album nod at the 2021 Grammys.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In one final message, Williams rejected those who say AI is progressive technology.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The lineup ranges from contemporary artists like Doja Cat, Raye and Olivia Rodrigo to veterans like Elton John, Iggy Pop and Flea, along with one notable non-musician, David Letterman.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Kids Are Alright earned a nomination for best urban contemporary album at the 2019 Grammy Awards, where Chloe x Halle was also up for best new artist, and Ungodly Hour earned a best progressive R&B album nod at the 2021 Grammys.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The audience is left with a wheel-spinning story about an anthropomorphized AI finding itself—and a slew of unanswered questions about the radical science on display.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Nonorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonorthodox. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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