untraditional

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Recent Examples of untraditional Hoodies are also important, updated in a myriad of ways from uneven hemline, short sleeves and boxy fits to untraditional fabrics like cotton rich stretch poplins, oxfords and warp faced satins. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025 The Savannah Bananas first conquered TikTok, where the untraditional baseball troupe has twice as many followers as the Cubs, Dodgers and Yankees combined. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 July 2025 Adkins sent Shelton the news via Twitter message, an untraditional Opry invitation that seemingly has not been replicated since. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Another untraditional aspect of their ceremony was that their dog, Dutch, was the ring bearer. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for untraditional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untraditional
Adjective
  • Instead, the company gave the job to Josie Wheeler, a nontraditional hire who’d joined the company in 2019 as an apprentice.
    Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Schoemann denied any wrongdoing, saying the county engaged in a nontraditional but widely publicized process seeking ideas for the property and the school's $3 million proposal was the best financial option.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Hiring him would be the most conventional aspect of a very unconventional media strategy.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • With an unconventional research approach, a new screenwriter and an unestablished director, so much of the film was a leap of faith.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The planes are modern, with the average aircraft being less than seven years old.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the modern game, from Tests to T20s and The Hundred, each side will now tend to include more than one gun fielder.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Untraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untraditional. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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