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.
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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.
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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%.
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Neil Winton,
Forbes,
19 Oct. 2021
Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties.
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Lori Ioannou,
WSJ,
8 Aug. 2021
This was not untypical of the thinking of the times.
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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.
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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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Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion.
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Others develop dangerous fluctuations in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms because the autonomic nervous system becomes affected.
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The problem is, mainstream science and society have been slow to move away from the narrative that all animals copulate only for reproduction, any same-sex activity is purely anomalous (and unnatural), and every species is male-dominated.
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While there are certain products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.
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What Trump is doing is unusual.
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Heat domes are not unusual, but the temperatures in this one have been.
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Tornadoes are not uncommon in Streator, a small rural town about 100 miles southwest of Chicago.
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Todd Sohn, chief ETF strategist at Strategas Securities, says the pattern is familiar, even if the scale is uncommon.
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As for the other big names, Scheffler had an atypical roller coaster of a round.
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As Ertz suggests, the Eagles’ environment is atypical, and Sirianni’s skill set may be suited to it.
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“Untypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untypical. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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