as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
the plant displays some untypical characteristics
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Recent Examples of untypical
If the strong cashflow position of the firms at the centre of this bubble is unusual in the context of the Kindleberger framework, two other factors also stand out as untypical.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.
—Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.
—Judith Warner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
The claimed official range of the 42-kWh battery version was 199 miles, but my home charger only managed a consistent 161 miles, a not untypical shortfall of just under 20%.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties.
—Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2021
This was not untypical of the thinking of the times.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021
The Rays, again getting by on their wits and wiggling into playoff contention by winning more with less this season, came out of a pendulous game with a victory in their typically untypical fashion.
—Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2019
Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.
—Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.
—Judith Warner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
The claimed official range of the 42-kWh battery version was 199 miles, but my home charger only managed a consistent 161 miles, a not untypical shortfall of just under 20%.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties.
—Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2021
This was not untypical of the thinking of the times.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021
The Rays, again getting by on their wits and wiggling into playoff contention by winning more with less this season, came out of a pendulous game with a victory in their typically untypical fashion.
—Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untypical
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Stray dogs aren’t an abnormal occurrence but Sierra had something most stray dogs didn’t.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Goenka said one signature of early cancer that the AI model was able to detect is abnormal cells in the pancreas that shelter and protect cancer from the body’s immune defenses.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The time was unnatural, sometime after midnight.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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But, in other respects, your approach to the future might have been unusual, at least by our modern lights.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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They have also been shown to exhibit play behavior with objects in their enclosures, highly unusual behavior for a reptile.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The condition is not uncommon and somewhat prevalent in certain breeds like various Spaniels, certain Hounds, some Retrievers, and some giant dog breeds.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Learning more about the uncommon, but serious, illness prompted important health conversations.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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In an equally atypical move, Fernández has appointed her second vice president, Douglas Soto, as ambassador to Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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To add insult to injury, my degree combination was atypical, and AI isn’t known for creative thinking.—
Michelle Dally,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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“Untypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untypical. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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