nontypical

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Recent Examples of nontypical But there’s a very nontypical story behind this typical 12-point. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2024 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
  • As for filming, Peckham welcomed the atypical acting realities of the motion capture performance.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That blend of sadness and comedy, and even atypical family dynamics, run throughout a lot of your work.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • At the gallery opening a few days later, her suspicion only deepens when Daniel and Cherry, who arrived late in the first place, leave without saying goodbye, which is uncharacteristic of their dutiful son.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Daniels committed a very uncharacteristic intentional grounding penalty on the last play of the first half, with the Commanders set up at the Giants’ 4-yard line and seven seconds left.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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