nonstandard

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Recent Examples of nonstandard Maintaining hydration during nonstandard work hours is crucial for good health and minimizing the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption. Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025 WindBorne also plans to use live flight data to allow its weather balloons to autonomously avoid planes, even if planes are flying at a nonstandard altitude, according to the company’s statement. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025 Take slang, the informal nonstandard language that fills our world. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 The keyboard consists of two freestanding halves with a nonstandard key layout. PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonstandard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstandard
Adjective
  • In Fiduccia’s perceptive reading, binaries such as abstraction and likeness, form and formlessness, seriality and singularity, take on dialectical tension and interrelation.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy have been found to be significantly helpful for building self-esteem and coping with difficult emotions.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Jupiter softball team is heading to the state final four as the host Warriors cruised past Centennial 15-0 in three innings in a 7A regional final on Thursday night.
    Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Original Tommy’s is one of the few Southern California staples to remain regional, operating 32 locations in California and Nevada.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • The women’s game’s limited coverage meant his other honours with Umea — reaching two more UEFA Cup finals and five domestic trophies — were appreciated on a more colloquial level.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • The sound of motorbikes and cars fade as birds take over with their harmonies all around Nai Lert’s Thai vernacular style all-teak vacation home, built in 1915.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This pattern blends the storytelling rhythm of the Persian mas̄navī (narrative poem written in rhyming couplets) with vernacular Hindi verse forms.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Last year, the county instructed emergency dispatchers and paramedics to stop routing stroke patients to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana following state findings of substandard care at the financially troubled hospital.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The city says the existing sidewalks are also substandard.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Most of the people on this list worked nonliterary jobs before becoming a successful writer.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • But even Cunard has nonformal settings where dressed-down can go, including the buffet, casino and pub.
    Hannah Sampson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019
Adjective
  • And Democratic operatives have begun informal discussions about recruiting a new chair, even as most believe that Martin's job isn't in serious jeopardy ahead of the midterm elections.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Lepoutre said Chapiron’s project is inspired by real cases in France involving young women who set themselves up as informal practitioners, offering discounted Botox and injections with dubious products.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 May 2026

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“Nonstandard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstandard. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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