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Recent Examples of nonrepresentative
As fewer Americans answer surveys, are those who do inherently nonrepresentative?
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
In open session, the board heard reports on summer school and district demographics, and approved raises and a benefits increase for Classified Confidential, Supervisory, and Management nonrepresentative groups retroactive to July 1, 2022.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
In those cases, small, nonrepresentative subsets of users self-select to curate material, and each one can see what the others are doing.
—Gilad Edelman, Wired, 1 Sep. 2021
The episode is perfect insight into mainstream American views of othered places — Africa or Asia, New Orleans or Compton — a story limned by limited outsiders and thus nonrepresentative, objectified and objectionable.
—Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2018
David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
In open session, the board heard reports on summer school and district demographics, and approved raises and a benefits increase for Classified Confidential, Supervisory, and Management nonrepresentative groups retroactive to July 1, 2022.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
In those cases, small, nonrepresentative subsets of users self-select to curate material, and each one can see what the others are doing.
—Gilad Edelman, Wired, 1 Sep. 2021
The episode is perfect insight into mainstream American views of othered places — Africa or Asia, New Orleans or Compton — a story limned by limited outsiders and thus nonrepresentative, objectified and objectionable.
—Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonrepresentative
Adjective
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The sector will grasp on to this for dear life, even if SpaceX is ultimately anomalous, as will be Anthropic and OpenAI.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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The observation seemed anomalous.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Terms such as ‘elevated,’ 'high risk,’ 'abnormal,’ or ‘critical’ can be unsettling when presented without context.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Traffic on the Pike was not abnormal in any way.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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In Game 1 of the Finals, the Spurs sustained an atypical double-digit home loss thanks in large part to the difference in fatigue between them and the Knicks, as New York had a five-day cumulative rest edge that particularly came to bear late.—
Juan Carlos Blanco,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The striking aesthetic is unapologetically UFC, far more like a typical fight event at an atypical location rather than a White House event featuring an MMA octagon.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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According to Welner, fetal abduction is deviant behavior rather than a psychiatric condition.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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By looking into how errors accumulated and how deviant the answers were from those expected, the researchers were able to get valuable insights into how the physical system was working.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Making the aberrant choice stand out all the more was that Season 2 didn’t get to finish on its own terms.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 May 2026
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The question may seem aberrant, something a dimwit or sadistic mother might ask her charge during toilet training, but Americans do regard living writers as both needlessly and necessarily strange.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Scrivner’s 9×9 bull has been officially scored by Boone & Crockett at 411 1/8-inches, and it was just recently declared a new Oklahoma record for a nontypical bull elk.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
8 Jan. 2026
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Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches.—
Scott Bestul,
Field & Stream,
9 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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French authorities said unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for Nice last month.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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The bar can do classic and pretty, strong and aromatic, familiar and unusual in the same round.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The demonstrations in Rome a day after a new set of European Union rules came into effect governing how each of the bloc's 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Cycle syncing also doesn’t translate cleanly for women on hormonal birth control, which suppresses the natural cycle, or for those in perimenopause, when phases become irregular.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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“Nonrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrepresentative. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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