1
as in unconventional
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony
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as in modern
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood
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as in informal
not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules
an unorthodox but effective procedure for opening a wine bottle without a corkscrew
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Recent Examples of unorthodox
In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
On the other side is the destabilizing fear that the world has reached down to punish Agnes for inclining toward an unorthodox life.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
Alonso even temporarily split the McLaren pair with his second Q3 lap — set with two minutes of the session remaining, as Aston ran an unorthodox strategy of setting its times ahead of the rest of the pack.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
But the White House has a decidedly positive view of its unorthodox strategy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
On the other side is the destabilizing fear that the world has reached down to punish Agnes for inclining toward an unorthodox life.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
Alonso even temporarily split the McLaren pair with his second Q3 lap — set with two minutes of the session remaining, as Aston ran an unorthodox strategy of setting its times ahead of the rest of the pack.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
But the White House has a decidedly positive view of its unorthodox strategy.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unorthodox
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And when goals did go in, the unconventional trajectory of the Jabulani was oddly fascinating.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The hero’s journey on this show is achieving their unconventional American dream.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The fight was one of the most astonishing diplomatic meetings in modern presidential history.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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But there's another modern space title that has some strong resemblances to Daggerfall: Bethesda's own Starfield.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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For years, stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to a fiat currency, operated in a patchwork of state laws, informal guidance, and regulation by enforcement.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Valencia had been killed in 2009, before Ricky Pike and his parents had thrown themselves into organizing aid for other families of homicide victims in an informal network of logistical help, money for flowers or transportation and other support.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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The spy agency tipped off an Iranian dissident group, which went public with the revelation two years later.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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When an unexpected request comes from a dissident singer in hiding, his solitude and routine is broken — and so is to an extent his passivity.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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It is generally accepted in classical liberal economic thinking that the state should only intervene where there has been a market failure, i.e., where the free market is unable to produce a socially desirable outcome.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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PiS accuse their liberal opponents of trying to subvert the will of the people and their supporters plan to march in the capital on inauguration day.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Best Backpacking Trip Heart Lake Kick back on the pebbly beach surrounding this out-there lake for a day or two, scoping for trumpeter swans, elk, grizzlies, and wolves in the daytime hours and getting dazzled by the stargazing at night.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
3 June 2025
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Ultimately, though, I’m just not convinced this movie’s out-there ending leaves viewers with much to chew on.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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Part of that is a rejection of decades of progressivism and progressive values, which had become the Establishment.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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The erosion of support was the result of a miscalculation: renewable advocates aligned too closely with progressive climate politics, turning an industry once embraced by all into a left-wing cause, alienating conservatives along the way.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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As Peter Singer has argued for decades, doing the most good shouldn’t be radical.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some other notable attacks at US military bases in recent years include: On November 5, 2009, an Army psychiatrist with radical Islamist beliefs opened fire at a processing center at Fort Hood, a major US Army post, in Texas, killing 13 people and an unborn child, and wounding more than 30 others.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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