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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
Their main rival for gold, reigning world champion Finley Melville Ives of New Zealand, made an uncharacteristic error to fall on his first run.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The American trio of Liu, Glenn, and Isabeau Levito, who finished 12th after an uncharacteristic fall, will likely have a far more lasting impact on the culture of figure skating.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Levito had an uncharacteristic tumble and fell to 12th overall.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Davis has since admitted the uncharacteristic miss — the ball hit the front rim, back rim and side rim again before rolling off — negatively impacted him for weeks.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The American trio of Liu, Glenn, and Isabeau Levito, who finished 12th after an uncharacteristic fall, will likely have a far more lasting impact on the culture of figure skating.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Levito had an uncharacteristic tumble and fell to 12th overall.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Davis has since admitted the uncharacteristic miss — the ball hit the front rim, back rim and side rim again before rolling off — negatively impacted him for weeks.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
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If the strong cashflow position of the firms at the centre of this bubble is unusual in the context of the Kindleberger framework, two other factors also stand out as untypical.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.—
Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
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Auriemma experimented with some atypical lineups throughout the first half, throwing different looks at the Red Storm.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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Bo Davidson’s career trajectory has been atypical.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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