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Recent Examples of unusually
Gulf waters are unusually warm right now, adding an extra punch of moisture to this weekend’s setup.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The unusually large protest crippled traffic in the heart of the Belgian capital, blocking major roads.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
When ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific are close to average — not unusually warm like El Niño or unusually cool like La Niña — scientists call it ENSO neutral.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
D’Angelo was a generational talent—an unusually artful singer, and an experimental and idiosyncratic songwriter.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
This has been an unusually severe year for measles nationwide.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet, conversations about budgeting, saving, or debt don’t begin until the college planning process when the stakes and stress levels are unusually high.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
The so-far-modest gut check has essentially taken the S & P 500 to a near-touch of its 50-day moving average after an unusually long stretch holding above it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The unusually large protest crippled traffic in the heart of the Belgian capital, blocking major roads.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
When ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific are close to average — not unusually warm like El Niño or unusually cool like La Niña — scientists call it ENSO neutral.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
D’Angelo was a generational talent—an unusually artful singer, and an experimental and idiosyncratic songwriter.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
This has been an unusually severe year for measles nationwide.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet, conversations about budgeting, saving, or debt don’t begin until the college planning process when the stakes and stress levels are unusually high.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
The so-far-modest gut check has essentially taken the S & P 500 to a near-touch of its 50-day moving average after an unusually long stretch holding above it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusually
uncommonly
Adverb
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Yes, the re-escalation of hostile rhetoric Friday was the proximate excuse for the market's uncommonly calm ascent to crack.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Unusually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusually. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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