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Recent Examples of unrepresentative
When left- and right-wingers agree that the United States is unrepresentative, that represents a mandate for disruption—from Trump in 2024 to Mamdani in 2025.
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Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Business within the neighboring countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is also at stake, with regional leaders observing that an unrepresentative election process would detract from economic confidence in Myanmar and affect cross-border commercial ties.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Ferocious opposition Supporters of the president might pooh-pooh these results as unrepresentative.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Across his decades-long career, filmmaker Malik Hassan Sayeed has sat for only a handful of feature interviews, which is unrepresentative of both his unique ability to communicate and his openness to sharing stories from his life.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Business within the neighboring countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is also at stake, with regional leaders observing that an unrepresentative election process would detract from economic confidence in Myanmar and affect cross-border commercial ties.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Ferocious opposition Supporters of the president might pooh-pooh these results as unrepresentative.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Across his decades-long career, filmmaker Malik Hassan Sayeed has sat for only a handful of feature interviews, which is unrepresentative of both his unique ability to communicate and his openness to sharing stories from his life.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepresentative
Adjective
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That’s just a really bizarre back and forth to exist in.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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As the story builds toward a violent showdown between the mourners and the town, the reader will be entranced by its surreal language and bizarre logic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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This strange occurrence echoes what happened at the top of the dot-com bubble 26 years ago.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Season two, which will again be set in the quaint Maine town of Founder’s Cove, will also consist of six, hour-long episodes and go into production later this year.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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In addition to Molina, the show stars Geena Davis, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman as residents in the retirement community, The Boroughs, where unexplained things begin to threaten their quaint way of life.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Least privilege must extend across hybrid and multicloud estates; just-in-time access must replace standing privileges; secrets must be vaulted, rotated and monitored; and behavioral analytics must detect anomalous use regardless of the originating IP address or country of operation.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Milan’s 4-0 thumping of Barcelona in 1994 was anomalous compared with the rest of their European campaign that season, but their defensive foundations were strong — with half of their six group games finishing 0-0.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The company also flags baseline cardiac disease, abnormal ECG, arrhythmia, prior cervical vagotomy, abnormal cervical anatomy, brain tumor or aneurysm history, head trauma, syncope, seizures and nickel allergy as unevaluated risks.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Lipodystrophy syndromes are conditions that cause abnormal fat loss.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The hotel, situated mid-way between the NGO-centric suburb of Pétion-Ville and downtown, is a remarkable illustration of what can be done.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Beyond all this, the new Space Age is remarkable in that what seemed like a neat compartment between Earth and space is breaking down.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Each suite is different, and some are certifiably quirky.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The sellers undertook a thoughtful restoration of the space, retaining its quirky aspects.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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While SpaceX has taken an unusual approach to its offering, setting up access for retail investors through brokerage firms at a level atypical in new deals typically dominated by institutions, the NASA fund is another alternative for investors to gain access to Elon Musk's rocket company.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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In one sense, family time was not atypical for the era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepresentative. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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