Definition of untypicalnext

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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. 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 Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties. Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 8 Aug. 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
Adjective
  • The changes are intended to make the reactor easier to build and operate while strengthening its ability to respond to abnormal conditions.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Case codes to justify a search, previously optional, will be mandatory, and the audit log will be upgraded so that Flock can detect abnormal search patterns and block those users.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Another ensemble member is juggling nearby as someone spins in a giant hoop at an unnatural speed.
    Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Why the dead girl’s computer glows with an unnatural brightness whenever the lights turn off?
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • If a machine encounters something unusual or gets stuck, someone monitoring the fleet can briefly intervene until the autonomous system is ready to take back over.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The changes occurred amid an unusual rollout of the blog post.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Lucas says shootings involving immigration officers are not uncommon, and under this administration alone, there have been more than 20.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Pooling of sea water is possible around high tide at beach areas that is uncommon with normal tidal ranges.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The upper stage of both rockets is the more atypical approach to spacecraft design, compared to other vehicles of the same launch class.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The prosecution’s experts disagreed, saying Clancy’s description of the voice was atypical of auditory hallucinations.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Untypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untypical. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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