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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
He’s become unaccustomed to living in the world of daylight.
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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The property transfer and payment afforded the city funding to knock down the five-story relic — which had been unused and deteriorating for decades — but clearing the lot of its large pile of debris remained a financial and logistical hurdle.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Normally home to the cathedral's dean, the Tudor-era deanery has been unused since the last dean resigned in March 2025.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even what a new employee might feel on their very first day — welcomed, oriented, and inspired, or lost in a maze of unfamiliar faces and spaces.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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During their daytime searches, researchers found several unfamiliar-looking lizards, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Because our mulch is rubber, this seemed unusual, and out of caution, the guardian was called immediately.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Routh, who is representing himself, has filed unusual motions requesting strippers and a golf round with the president.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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New York — At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use it against their prime suspect, Long Island architect and family man Rex Heuermann.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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This discovery opens the door to developing novel interventions to improve attention and memory, as well as designing brain-computer interface technology that enhances selective processing and the storing of information.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Harmful behaviors are not an uncommon occurrence in Indiana schools.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Design What Lincoln equipped on the Nautilus loaned to me was a standard list of luxury options, coupled with some more uncommon ones.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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Because something very strange happens here.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Probably not, given the company’s strange hesitance to part ways with its current leadership.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Several commenters expressed their support for him, saying emphatic no’s and doubling down on how funny the skit was.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The show has captured the world’s imagination with its charming, funny, and relatable observations about everyday family life.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 caused bleaching events that severely damaged many of Florida's reefs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, concentration camps prove to be a viable political option with a friendly Supreme Court ready to affirm President Cadwallader’s unprecedented use of executive orders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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