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Recent Examples of unusually
This event has raised concerns about the wear and tear on both personnel and equipment during unusually long deployments, especially for a vessel that had previously undergone significant repairs.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
In an unusually large groundbreaking ceremony, almost everyone at the center’s 1501 Barnsdale Road location got a chance to plunge a shovel April 14, including a couple dozen children.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Key contrasts between the scenarios, of course, are how unusually bountiful that class was — and how much farther back up the Chiefs have to hoist themselves this time around.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Earth also has an unusually large moon relative to its size, a ratio far larger than that of any other moon around a major planet.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The pace of change is remarkable, and the range of possible effects is unusually wide.
—Barry R. Davis, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
The set of The Pitt is unusually busy at all times.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Casa Princeton, originally designed in 1936 by local architect Cecil Gale, sits a 7,868-square-foot lot along a leafy residential street—an unusually expansive parcel for the neighborhood.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Bakari, a giraffe born in 2018 who weighs around 2,500 pounds, and Kurtsie, a zebra born in December 2023, have formed an unusually close cross-species friendship that has captured the attention of visitors and staff alike.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
In an unusually large groundbreaking ceremony, almost everyone at the center’s 1501 Barnsdale Road location got a chance to plunge a shovel April 14, including a couple dozen children.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Key contrasts between the scenarios, of course, are how unusually bountiful that class was — and how much farther back up the Chiefs have to hoist themselves this time around.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Earth also has an unusually large moon relative to its size, a ratio far larger than that of any other moon around a major planet.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
The pace of change is remarkable, and the range of possible effects is unusually wide.
—Barry R. Davis, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
The set of The Pitt is unusually busy at all times.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Casa Princeton, originally designed in 1936 by local architect Cecil Gale, sits a 7,868-square-foot lot along a leafy residential street—an unusually expansive parcel for the neighborhood.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Bakari, a giraffe born in 2018 who weighs around 2,500 pounds, and Kurtsie, a zebra born in December 2023, have formed an unusually close cross-species friendship that has captured the attention of visitors and staff alike.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusually
uncommonly
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The result is an uncommonly lovely New Deal mission statement.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Unusually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusually. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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