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Recent Examples of nontypical
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.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
Fifty percent of each purchase will be donated directly to the school, a program that educates typical and nontypical learners in an inclusive environment.
—Kimber Westphall, Dallas News, 23 July 2021
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
Fifty percent of each purchase will be donated directly to the school, a program that educates typical and nontypical learners in an inclusive environment.
—Kimber Westphall, Dallas News, 23 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontypical
Adjective
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The moment in 1997 when the esoteric holiday left the closed confines of the television writer’s memories of an atypical adolescence and slipped into the world via Hollywood producers took place as he was cornered in a booth with his colleagues prodding him to spill the beans.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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These include individuals with anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia nervosa or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).—
Dr. Ellen S. Rome,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Pass protection had an uncharacteristic hiccup; the Canes permitted four sacks after allowing just 15 in its first 14 games.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Texans allowed the second fewest points in the NFL, surrendering the top spot to the Seahawks after an uncharacteristic showing in a 38-30 victory against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If the strong cashflow position of the firms at the centre of this bubble is unusual in the context of the Kindleberger framework, two other factors also stand out as untypical.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.—
Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
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“Nontypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontypical. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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