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
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.
—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
Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 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
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
Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommonly
Adverb
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Maine, too, saw its COVID numbers increase dramatically despite extremely high vaccination uptake.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Even from my extremely suboptimal vantage point in the very front corner of the theater, I was awed by the depth and crispness of the 3D imagery.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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And yes, in 2026, rage coming from either side of the aisle is an incredibly powerful tool for marketing.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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But there’s something incredibly unnatural about the fast attention of the internet.—
Charlie Harding,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Not terribly hard, as he’s shown before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Not so coincidentally, Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930, was from Kansas, so Isaacman’s answer to a senator from that state isn’t terribly unexpected.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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The current spiritual leader is Ayatollah Mahdi Mirbaqiri, a highly influential senior cleric who was once seen as a possible candidate for Supreme Leader.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that commonly causes vomiting and diarrhea and can spread quickly in close quarters, including cruise ships, according to the CDC.—
Nollaig O'Connor,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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His next three fixtures are great for many reasons, too.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 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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What is so special, then, about the Attenborovian age, given that it’s measured in mere decades?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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And so the collective angst caused by powerful outsiders, industry, and the state united Sardinians into a singular cause.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Uncommonly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommonly. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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