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as in unused
not having acquired a habit or tolerance
pampered youngsters who were unaccustomed to such hard work
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as in unfamiliar
not known or experienced before
the unaccustomed friendliness of my relatives after I won the lottery
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
unaccustomed styles of cooking that the tourists had to be persuaded to try
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Recent Examples of unaccustomed
At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
People unaccustomed to openness and government policies needed clarification about whether decisions were based on religious affiliation.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
For people unaccustomed to minimalist shoes, the sudden increase in sensory feedback may increase cognitive load – drawing attention toward the feet rather than freeing mental resources for focus or performance.
—Atom Sarkar, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
People unaccustomed to openness and government policies needed clarification about whether decisions were based on religious affiliation.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
For people unaccustomed to minimalist shoes, the sudden increase in sensory feedback may increase cognitive load – drawing attention toward the feet rather than freeing mental resources for focus or performance.
—Atom Sarkar, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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Blue Island City Administrator Thomas Wogan said the land had been unused for decades due to environmental conditions that limited land use.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some Goodwills cannot accept these donations at all, whether used or unused.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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What is happening now has taken our city to a place that feels unfamiliar.—
Andrea Levine O’Rourke,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Texas baseball has spent so much of its time this season steamrolling its opposition that any sense of adversity might have felt unfamiliar.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Because the diagnosis was so unusual, zoo staff examined the bodies of 64 free-ranging roof rats that had either been euthanized in the course of regular pest control or found dead on the property.—
Susanne Rust
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Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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California voters approved a similar measure last fall as a counterpoint to Republicans' unusual mid-cycle redistricting that began in Texas.—
MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the cross-pollination between fashion and design isn’t entirely novel.—
Katherine McGrath,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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Of course, any savvy collector recognizes that Monet’s haystacks and Pollack’s action paintings were once novel outliers, too.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kiwis moving abroad is not uncommon, and more Kiwis generally are choosing to leave than before; in the year ending November 2025, almost 122,000 people emigrated, a 4% jump from the previous year and higher than a previous spike in 2012.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shows that can last eight hours or more, with maybe a dozen bands playing aren’t uncommon.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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It’s been a strange season in City Section soccer, with six schools removed from the playoffs for using ineligible players, most of whom played for club teams while also playing tor their high school team, in violation of CIF bylaw 600.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For now, Moltbook remains a strange but revealing glimpse into how AI agents might interact in the future.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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Play With Bunny Ears That funny Easter bunny is certainly leaving his mark this year.—
Laura Fenton,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her moment of realization was heart-wrenching (and funny) and turned both into reality-TV heavyweights.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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That twist of fate came after last year’s unprecedented mid-decade rejiggering of California’s congressional districts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Progress has been painfully slow, stalled by gaps in technical knowledge, cost overruns and the extreme caution required to deal with an unprecedented accident of such magnitude.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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