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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
Unusually cold weather poses risks to outdoor vegetation, infrastructure, and potentially pets, especially in regions unaccustomed to freezing conditions.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Its vastness may be rendered trivial to the unaccustomed eye.
—Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
These parts of the country are largely unaccustomed to summery conditions at this time of year.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 2 Oct. 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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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Its vastness may be rendered trivial to the unaccustomed eye.
—Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
These parts of the country are largely unaccustomed to summery conditions at this time of year.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 2 Oct. 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
Adjective
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The refund would be for any unused portion of your ticket.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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There was unused equipment stored in the back room.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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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 translation by Nancy Naomi Carlson preserves the rich musicality of the original French, as well as its frequent use of wordplay and often unusual word choice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Ostrich Leather Recognizable by its distinctive quill pattern and supple texture, ostrich leather combines durability with an unusual kind of beauty.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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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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Engineers with PennDOT said the slide sent debris across both lanes of I-79 in an area where landslides are not uncommon.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Serious side effects are uncommon, but high-dose treatment for deficiency can occasionally cause low potassium levels.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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But then something strange happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This addictive, loping track is one of the best and strangest songs from the artist’s fifth album.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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To the contrary, though the film is frequently funny, Brewer takes their ambitions and reversals seriously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hockey is a funny game sometimes.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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