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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
But customers unaccustomed to inflation in the apparel sector and coming off several years of steep rise in the costs of groceries and housing may be extra sensitive to any big jumps in clothing prices.
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Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Beshear declared a state of emergency for the western part of the state, citing potentially record rainfall in areas unaccustomed to flooding.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
But officials say the winds that fueled devastating fires in three parts of Los Angeles County were much more erratic and unpredictable than a typical dry offshore wind pattern — and struck areas unaccustomed to such events.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Those unaccustomed to the horror genre may find it altogether too disturbing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Beshear declared a state of emergency for the western part of the state, citing potentially record rainfall in areas unaccustomed to flooding.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
But officials say the winds that fueled devastating fires in three parts of Los Angeles County were much more erratic and unpredictable than a typical dry offshore wind pattern — and struck areas unaccustomed to such events.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Those unaccustomed to the horror genre may find it altogether too disturbing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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This means the likes of Dan Neil, Anthony Patterson, and Patrick Roberts have turned from mainstays to unused subs on Saturday, but there remains a place for the old guard to underpin the ambition.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Acura has recently begun reviving old, unused nameplates, starting with the Integra.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For those unfamiliar with the inner workings of American rail, the current network is a patchwork.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Woods, a Department of Energy spokesperson, was unfamiliar with project specifics when The Enquirer called on July 31.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although unconventional, Blanco doubled down on his unusual shower routine in conversation with Gomez for Interview.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Reuniting Wells with former ER collaborators R. Scott Gemmill and Noah Wyle, the HBO Max procedural launched unexpectedly into the zeitgeist with its January premiere — thanks in part to weekly drops (how novel!) that saw the audience quickly pass 10 million per episode.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Olsen predicted Democrats might pursue a novel legal theory: that the U.S. Constitution implicitly prohibits mid-decade redistricting unless a court has ordered it.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mind you, such numbers aren’t uncommon when a new artistic director takes over.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the United States and other high-income countries, such infections are uncommon.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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At the campaign’s first big canvassing event in mid-December, primary field director Tascha Van Auken noticed something strange happening.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa is home to some very strange rocks.—
Andrew Paul Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master’s Son Set in contemporary North Korea, this epic, harrowing, and darkly funny novel follows a man caught in a totalitarian machine.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Charlie Brown has evolved into something nicer In those days, Charles M. Schulz’s comic and its characters were meaner, the humor darker (and, frankly, funnier).—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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According to OpenAI’s leaders, the model brings unprecedented powers of reasoning, brings vibe coding to a new level, is better than ever at agentic AI tasks, and comes with a raft of new safety features.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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The shift to hybrid and multicloud architectures has created unprecedented complexity.—
Chris McHenry,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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