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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
Heat waves now happen in unaccustomed places like the Pacific Northwest.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
With its ability to offer a new kind of reading experience even to those unaccustomed to books, Strange Maps has already surpassed 700,000 copies in circulation.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
With its ability to offer a new kind of reading experience even to those unaccustomed to books, Strange Maps has already surpassed 700,000 copies in circulation.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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As a result, the processor spends a lot of time moving parameters from VRAM to compute units for each token, and compute cycles are going unused during this process.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Activities such as opening and cleaning long unused buildings, cleaning up rodent nests or droppings without appropriate precautions, and working in a field that increases exposure to rodents, such as construction, utility work, pest control and farming, also can up the risks.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
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Experts urge caution around the release of the new files, warning that UAP videos are often misinterpreted and mischaracterized by those unfamiliar with military technology.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Democratic voters in the party’s remaining strongholds in Broward and Palm Beach counties may also have to get used to something unfamiliar — being represented in Congress by a Republican.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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But, in other respects, your approach to the future might have been unusual, at least by our modern lights.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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They have also been shown to exhibit play behavior with objects in their enclosures, highly unusual behavior for a reptile.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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Kwan’s novel trilogy followed the romance of Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Nick Young (Henry Golding) as Rachel entered Nick’s elite world of billionaires in Singapore.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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De la Sanch, an assistant professor of environmental science and studies at DePaul University, suggests the reemergence and spread of novel viruses like hantaviruses may be due to climate change, deforestation and urbanization.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The condition is not uncommon and somewhat prevalent in certain breeds like various Spaniels, certain Hounds, some Retrievers, and some giant dog breeds.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Learning more about the uncommon, but serious, illness prompted important health conversations.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The truck had been at the head of a column of seven rescue vehicles, all of which had received clearance from the tower to cross Runway 4 at Taxiway D and head toward a United Airlines flight that was evacuating due to a strange odor onboard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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This leads us on an intimate, and at times funny, journey of self-discovery and missteps told in five chapters over the course of a critical year in Robin’s life.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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And there are some funny moments along the way, such as a scene in which Miranda tries to hang up her coat, having been told to stop throwing it at her assistants.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 May 2026
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More than 80 film and television production service businesses across Los Angeles have closed since 2022 as the industry faces an unprecedented contraction.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The Fenomeno Roadster launch demonstrates how Lamborghini is applying electrification not merely to improve efficiency or meet emissions regulations, but to push performance to unprecedented levels.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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