as in extremely
to a great degree
he's uncommonly well-read for a boy his age
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Recent Examples of uncommonly
The view was uncommonly broad, and the city skyline poked out of the eastern sky.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
The skilled pivot speaks almost perfect English and is uncommonly engaging to speak with.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Trump took an uncommonly equanimous approach to Tuesday’s results the following morning.
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Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Shot largely on the historical sets of Shochiku Studio and on location at temples and castles in Kyoto, the film is an uncommonly patient, architecturally precise work.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 2026
An uncommonly harsh battle of words broke out this month between new Democratic Mayor Bobby Sanchez and Superintendent Tony Gaspar, who was hired during former Republican Erin Stewart’s administration.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Put simply, the defendant poses an uncommonly serious danger to the community if released pending trial.
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Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Game 6 is in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and the Penguins will head across the state not only with momentum, but also with their unquestioned leader starting to look like his old self after an uncommonly quiet start.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
The result is an uncommonly lovely New Deal mission statement.
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Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
The skilled pivot speaks almost perfect English and is uncommonly engaging to speak with.
—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Trump took an uncommonly equanimous approach to Tuesday’s results the following morning.
—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Shot largely on the historical sets of Shochiku Studio and on location at temples and castles in Kyoto, the film is an uncommonly patient, architecturally precise work.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 2026
An uncommonly harsh battle of words broke out this month between new Democratic Mayor Bobby Sanchez and Superintendent Tony Gaspar, who was hired during former Republican Erin Stewart’s administration.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Put simply, the defendant poses an uncommonly serious danger to the community if released pending trial.
—
Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Game 6 is in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and the Penguins will head across the state not only with momentum, but also with their unquestioned leader starting to look like his old self after an uncommonly quiet start.
—
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
The result is an uncommonly lovely New Deal mission statement.
—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommonly
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That restraint also challenges the idea that sauvignon blanc must be extremely aromatic to be recognizable.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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Designers of these technologies have to be sensitive to the fact that consumers will invite these tools into their personal lives and homes, meaning that privacy and the scope of what will be collected must be incredibly strict.
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Doing both puts a lot of stress on the brain when temperatures rise, and some people are incredibly sensitive to it.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission.
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These new tours further explore an important period of American history that remains highly relevant today.
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In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork.
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So too did a record 400-million-barrel release from the International Energy Agency’s strategic petroleum reserves – a supply boost that’s still underway.
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The man who made a reputation by doing the impossible with African Cup of Nation wins had too little time to find the magic with Tunisia.
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Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.
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But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
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Hearing a bat has contracted rabies near Lodi Lake is not so shocking.
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Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
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