as in early
before the usual or expected time
it's been unseasonably hot this spring
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Recent Examples of unseasonably
It's been unseasonably hot for Florida this May Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach all broke record highs on May 2.
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Kimberly Miller, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The threat of rain showers continues across the region on Tuesday and Wednesday, keeping temperatures unseasonably cool.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Showers on Tuesday will give way to unseasonably hot weather across South Florida through most of the week.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Heat seems to be the overall trend this year, with our unseasonably warm winter and many spring days so far with summer-like weather.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
That means May still will get off to an unseasonably hot start in Boise, where average highs range from the mid- to high 60s this time of year, according to the temperature database.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Todd Hamilton, a National Weather Service meteorologist in North Dakota, says that the state saw unseasonably warm and dry weather in its western regions on Tuesday and that that has now shifted to the east.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
The unseasonably warm weather in Denver early this year lured irises, daffodils and other perennial flowers out of their winter slumber weeks early.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Kimberly Miller, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The threat of rain showers continues across the region on Tuesday and Wednesday, keeping temperatures unseasonably cool.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Showers on Tuesday will give way to unseasonably hot weather across South Florida through most of the week.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Heat seems to be the overall trend this year, with our unseasonably warm winter and many spring days so far with summer-like weather.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
That means May still will get off to an unseasonably hot start in Boise, where average highs range from the mid- to high 60s this time of year, according to the temperature database.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Todd Hamilton, a National Weather Service meteorologist in North Dakota, says that the state saw unseasonably warm and dry weather in its western regions on Tuesday and that that has now shifted to the east.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
The unseasonably warm weather in Denver early this year lured irises, daffodils and other perennial flowers out of their winter slumber weeks early.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonably
early
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Friday’s strike follows similar operations earlier this week.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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First pitch was shifted earlier with the hope of avoiding storms in Maryland.—
Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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“Unseasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseasonably. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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