as in strange
not known or experienced before
ordered an unfamiliar wine and was surprised to find that it was much drier than what they were used to
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Recent Examples of unfamiliar
But others who may have once found the genre unfamiliar are introduced to the thrill of hearing a killer pop chorus filtered through riotous guitars and punk percussion.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the inner workings of American rail, the current network is a patchwork.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Andrea Woods, a Department of Energy spokesperson, was unfamiliar with project specifics when The Enquirer called on July 31.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025
What new fragments of youth will these six boys next door gather in this unfamiliar land, in the middle of summer?
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the inner workings of American rail, the current network is a patchwork.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Andrea Woods, a Department of Energy spokesperson, was unfamiliar with project specifics when The Enquirer called on July 31.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025
What new fragments of youth will these six boys next door gather in this unfamiliar land, in the middle of summer?
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfamiliar
Adjective
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What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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The craft beer industry is in a strange place right now.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Elio — Disney and Pixar Animation’s summer box office flop — will try to find a new audience when the film arrives on digital streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The skid is a new season-long, surpassing two previous six-game losing streaks — all of which have come since the calendar turned to July.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Reuniting Wells with former ER collaborators R. Scott Gemmill and Noah Wyle, the HBO Max procedural launched unexpectedly into the zeitgeist with its January premiere — thanks in part to weekly drops (how novel!) that saw the audience quickly pass 10 million per episode.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Olsen predicted Democrats might pursue a novel legal theory: that the U.S. Constitution implicitly prohibits mid-decade redistricting unless a court has ordered it.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The shift to hybrid and multicloud architectures has created unprecedented complexity.—
Chris McHenry,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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According to OpenAI’s leaders, the model brings unprecedented powers of reasoning, brings vibe coding to a new level, is better than ever at agentic AI tasks, and comes with a raft of new safety features.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many grads are retiring here, too, and welcoming the bright, bold, fresh cuisine, as do I.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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The digital assets industry’s biggest advocacy group is launching a fresh lobbying push this week to lock in its early victories.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This batch features the entire main cast of the original Star Trek series, from Capt. James T. Kirk, Spock and Uhura to Nurse and eventual-Chief Medical Officer Christine Chapel and Yeoman and eventual-Communications Officer Janice Rand.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Timo Tjahjanto took over directing duties from the original’s filmmaker Ilya Naishuller.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The mash bill is unknown but is believed to be 60%-75% corn, 20%-25% rye, with the balance of malted barley.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Carter's availability is currently unknown, but the defensive star certainly has all eyes on him moving forward.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Unfamiliar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfamiliar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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