uncommonly

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Recent Examples of uncommonly Players from the Cowboys and the Saints threw punches during several skirmishes throughout the joint practice, which was conducted in uncommonly hot, humid weather in the coastal town. ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Compared with federal law and that of other states, New York has uncommonly strong protections for defendants facing multiple prosecutions. Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Though uncommonly immune to his charms, Ginger does accept Lee’s help on a case. Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 But the environment was uncommonly set up for success, at least relative to the rest of the league. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The view was uncommonly broad, and the city skyline poked out of the eastern sky. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommonly
Adverb
  • The balance between efficiency and pleasantness in doing business seems extremely hard to achieve.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Naegleria fowleri infections are extremely rare, with only 180 confirmed between 1937 and 2025, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Romanian officials have warned that the danger to border communities is very real.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • California eventually adopted a very limited film tax credit plan in 2009, but even then production had already gone elsewhere.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Iran’s currency – the rial – is incredibly weak and dropped to a record low of two million against the US dollar yesterday.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of using the developed AI software to create the animation, the film is incredibly homespun.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The five per cent is for if things go terribly wrong and Liverpool have no choice but to change.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters of the bill say that type of restriction is terribly outdated.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Zhang Xianzhe, an engineer connected to China’s Chengdu aircraft design establishment, warned that large language models can invent highly specific military information.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
  • There were also active fires near a well designed to remove methane, which is highly flammable.
    Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Mutual care becomes easier when the agreement respects your security too.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The plane landed in the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haitien because the main international airport in Port-au-Prince is considered too dangerous.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.
    David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • Moderna's mRNA vaccine — used in combination with Merck's cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda — is built from a patient's own tumor, which has its own genetic sequence, so each dose is personalized.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the way that Malta has long lived at the crossroads of Europe, so too does the characterful 17-room property.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Uncommonly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommonly. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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