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Recent Examples of unusually
Meteorological explanation Thursday’s unusually warm temperatures across Central and South Texas developed as winds shifted out of the south and southwest, ahead of an approaching cold front and a dry line between dry and humid air masses.
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
One reason is that century bonds tend to pay an unusually high yield.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The fifth and sixth installments are loosely connected to this seventh film by the presence of the unusually tenacious twins Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown), who are inexplicably interning for Sidney’s longtime frenemy, journalist Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But the show finds a unique voice fast, revealing a sense of humor that is gentler than that of its influences and unusually nuanced in its take on suburban secrets.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
The two leaders were unusually friendly despite their personal attacks against each other last year.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
An unusually high 65% of Democratic voters are undecided six months before the August primary.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
An unusually warm February will finish on a near‑record high note, but March will roar in with a blast of winter, bringing a messy mix of rain, snow and possibly even sleet and freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
With daily temperature averages during the end of February around 73 to 74 degrees, the high-pressure system was unusually strong for this time of the year, according to the weather service.
—Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
One reason is that century bonds tend to pay an unusually high yield.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The fifth and sixth installments are loosely connected to this seventh film by the presence of the unusually tenacious twins Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown), who are inexplicably interning for Sidney’s longtime frenemy, journalist Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But the show finds a unique voice fast, revealing a sense of humor that is gentler than that of its influences and unusually nuanced in its take on suburban secrets.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
The two leaders were unusually friendly despite their personal attacks against each other last year.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
An unusually high 65% of Democratic voters are undecided six months before the August primary.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
An unusually warm February will finish on a near‑record high note, but March will roar in with a blast of winter, bringing a messy mix of rain, snow and possibly even sleet and freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
With daily temperature averages during the end of February around 73 to 74 degrees, the high-pressure system was unusually strong for this time of the year, according to the weather service.
—Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusually
uncommonly
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Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Unusually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusually. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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