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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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Bischoff found the whole situation bizarre.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The results were colorful, bursting with shapes and patterns, but often totally bizarre.—
Gabe Montesanti,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still, scrolling through TMZ’s posts of congresspeople instills a strange rush of Schadenfreude.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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This is one of the stranger ironies — liberal politicians, often skeptical of market forces, become true believers in rosy stock market projections that will render new commitments affordable.—
Daniel DiSalvo,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Then again, that indictment may by now seem almost quaint.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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That illustration seems almost quaint now, but the central concept still holds.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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About a decade ago, however, the city of New Orleans began experiencing accidents involving eighteen-wheelers with a frequency that was anomalous—and alarming.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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His anomalous body lacked decency.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the United States, officials predict a severe fire season in the West at the beginning of the summer, as every state except Michigan and North Dakota is experiencing some level of drought or abnormal dryness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Injections of local anesthetics, such as Lidocaine, into the muscles or joints can reduce irritation, muscle spasms and abnormal nerve activities that result in pain.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The remarkable feat represents a big stride for China in its technological rivalry with the US, which has thus far boasted more sophisticated humanoid models.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, some investors reach a remarkable milestone.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, the hotel’s past life as a cinema lives on through the check-in desk doubling as a retro video rental counter, and the quirky collection of VHS tapes stocked on the lobby shelves.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Enjoy the bright colors, quirky sound effects, and sweet narratives of these fabulous children’s features and shorts from around the world.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This atypical prison is designed to house atypical prisoners.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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This atypical prison is designed to house atypical prisoners.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepresentative. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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