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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
If Newsom continues to reduce spending on services for the poor and resist new taxes, his lame-duck status could draw unaccustomed resistance in the Legislature.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Raising windshield wipers is a practice that likely boggles those unaccustomed to winter weather.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Unusually cold weather poses risks to outdoor vegetation, infrastructure, and potentially pets, especially in regions unaccustomed to freezing conditions.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Eating too many mandarin oranges at once may also cause bloating and other digestive discomfort, adds Weintraub, especially for those unaccustomed to a high-fiber diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccustomed
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Raising windshield wipers is a practice that likely boggles those unaccustomed to winter weather.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Unusually cold weather poses risks to outdoor vegetation, infrastructure, and potentially pets, especially in regions unaccustomed to freezing conditions.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Eating too many mandarin oranges at once may also cause bloating and other digestive discomfort, adds Weintraub, especially for those unaccustomed to a high-fiber diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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When comparing pallet size to containers or trucks, is there any unused space?—
Ken Bowles,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Over a beneficiary’s lifetime, up to $35,000 in unused 529 funds can be transferred to a Roth IRA in their name, provided the 529 account has been open for at least 15 years.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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And to folks unfamiliar with the IP system, that makes some superficial sense.—
David J. Kappos,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was brought in mid-season with a plan to develop him as a wide attacker and asked to lead an attack in an unfamiliar striker position.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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This time hosted against the dramatic architecture of Verona’s Roman Arena, this ceremony will celebrate the achievements of athletes from around the world, setting an unusual precedent of differing from the location of the opening ceremony.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The film takes some departures from the visual styles found in Pickford’s other films, invoking an unusual tone of despair while deploying camera angles and lighting akin to German Expressionist cinema.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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By grafting old-school procedural pleasures onto a 24-esque real-time format, the show produced a genuinely novel structure in the post-prestige era that was impossible to look away from.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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May 5 Schumacher is really funny (her hilarious novel Dear Committee Member won the Thurber Prize)!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Snow, ice, and especially strong crosswinds can make driving unpredictable, and whiteouts aren’t uncommon during storms.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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This combination of growth and capital returns is uncommon in tech hardware.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The choice of Olivier Boscagli at left-back at Fulham, for example, a contributing factor in Chukwueze’s equaliser, was strange.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In a dispatch from Minneapolis, chaun webster considers the strange familiarity of ICE and the limits of our language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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His sharp, funny, and unexpectedly comforting voice makes the book a joy to read and turns what could feel grim into something liberating.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Roy Keane is clearly a very funny character who everyone is scared of… Then Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are just absolutely filled with football.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Safavi described the scale of the demonstrations as unprecedented.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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