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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
Invulnerability spread from the wounds for a hand’s span in all directions, an unaccustomed condition for human flesh, causing a burning pain.
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Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Horses aren’t unaccustomed to starting gates, but Derby horses are only 3 years old; many have only raced a handful of times.
—Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Cleveland is one of the NFL teams that frequently gets snow games, which is something that Gabriel is unaccustomed to.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The study added that to observe the chimpanzees, researchers had to hide cameras in three locations because the wild chimps are unaccustomed to humans.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Horses aren’t unaccustomed to starting gates, but Derby horses are only 3 years old; many have only raced a handful of times.
—Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Cleveland is one of the NFL teams that frequently gets snow games, which is something that Gabriel is unaccustomed to.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The study added that to observe the chimpanzees, researchers had to hide cameras in three locations because the wild chimps are unaccustomed to humans.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
Adjective
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There appears to be a large, long unused or maintained pool on the property.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Real-time weather inputs—cloud ceilings, dust plumes, wind shear—could sharpen targeting windows and reduce risk, but today often sit unused due to bureaucratic lags.—
Charles Beames,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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For brand builders and business leaders, the insight is simple: AI doesn’t need to feel robotic or unfamiliar.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Charlie Brown loves camp and is determined to make his final year special, but Sally, a first-time camper, is nervous and skeptical of the new and unfamiliar place.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Is there a relationship between writing and fiction and unusual height?—
Jane Smiley
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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An unusual addition to a historic cityscape courtesy of artist Jason Jones.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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This novel satellite system has allowed the researchers to produce the first ever full year of satellite tracking data over Canada, according to Western University.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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There are some new and novel ideas that might provide a way around this challenge.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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Every great American story is sentimental in the same way: instincts born out of struggle, the triumph of the schoolyard over the classroom, uncommon creativity driven by necessity.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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That’s not an uncommon sight for K-pop superstars, as their massive followings understand how the charts work and focus their energy on pushing a title as high as possible in its first frame.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The night before the baby junco landed in the research team’s net, a strange, shifting light filtered through the forest, not far from where the Long Trail, Vermont’s end-to-end hiking route, traverses the Mount Mansfield ridgeline.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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But one of the strangest well wishes came not from a person, but a 1,400-foot-tall building.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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There’s definitely something funny going on with the Universe.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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McGrath's older brother and two of her younger sisters described her as funny, sarcastic, full of life and so caring that the homeless in her neighborhood greeted her by name.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The Chinese military has concluded its unprecedented dual aircraft carrier deployment in the broader western Pacific, as one of the warships was spotted leaving the region, Japan has said.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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These limitations on the supply side are being challenged by unprecedented demand.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
20 June 2025
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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