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to a great degree
he's uncommonly well-read for a boy his age
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Recent Examples of uncommonly
The result is an uncommonly lovely New Deal mission statement.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Educators agree that this year has been uncommonly difficult compared to recent, relatively mild winters, but also point out that Connecticut went through worse over the decades.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Since its inception 35 years ago, Sony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage.
—Karen Kramer, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
This child who had always been known as uncommonly intelligent, and who cherished that identity, began to get B’s, then C’s.
—Longreads, 3 Feb. 2026
But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Educators agree that this year has been uncommonly difficult compared to recent, relatively mild winters, but also point out that Connecticut went through worse over the decades.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Since its inception 35 years ago, Sony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage.
—Karen Kramer, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
This child who had always been known as uncommonly intelligent, and who cherished that identity, began to get B’s, then C’s.
—Longreads, 3 Feb. 2026
But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommonly
Adverb
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A lot of these fishing tournaments are won by these younger anglers that really haven’t studied the body of water, don’t know it like the older fishermen, but are still extremely successful with the new technology.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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The daily afternoon tea in Horizons is also extremely pleasant (don’t skip on the chicken sandwiches, which were more my beat than the scones and jam).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Arthur would have looked very different had another actor played him, according to the filmmaker.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over time, my relationship with my wife has become very difficult.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But even if monetization doesn’t ultimately come to fruition, the tech YouTube created to identify deepfakes on its platform is necessary, prudent and, as multiple sources stressed, incredibly important to an industry in the midst of technological disruption.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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That power production has overcome incredibly poor luck so far this season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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All told, the destructive flooding killed at least 136 people along a several-mile stretch of the river, raising questions about how things went so terribly wrong.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Things aren’t going terribly well as of late for the Prius.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The protests appear highly organized, suggesting the involvement of more powerful actors behind the scenes, said Julia Urrunaga, Peru program director at the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Here’s how to put your lint roller to work in unexpected (and highly effective) ways around your home.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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One of the worst things that can happen to a young and evidently talented author is to be lauded too enthusiastically too soon.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Liverpool, however, have been interested in the past and could present competition for his signature, so too major clubs in Europe.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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And damned if Love isn’t willing to talk, sometimes candidly and other times in maddeningly vague terms, about all the hell she’s gone through to get to right now.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Lemon is the first USC receiver to win the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to college football’s best receiver, since Marqise Lee did so in 2012.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Only the White House has, so far, been inexplicably unwilling to take advantage of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to share technology and testing grounds — along with the immediate sale of drones and drone interceptors to the Pentagon.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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