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Recent Examples of unusually
Temperatures are expected to gradually moderate later in the week, but the current chill underscores the need for continued attention to weather alerts and safety practices as the unusually cold air mass exits the state.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 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 refer to it as ENSO neutral.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
During that visit, then Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo urged Francis in unusually frank terms to take concrete action.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
The Roberts court, unusually obsessed with the Supreme Court’s public reputation and appearance of political interference, might consider such a ruling a way to balance limiting executive power without tanking the broader economy.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 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, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Salah and his attorney, Michael Heumann, challenged his conviction and several aspects of the incarceration recommendations made by prosecutors and federal probation officials in a proceeding that was unusually contentious for a sentencing hearing.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Even so, the plane involved in the Louisville crash did not have an unusually high number of reports this year compared to other aircraft in the UPS fleet, according to the analysis.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Signs to treat fevers include being unusually sleepy, cranky and refusing food and drinks.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 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 refer to it as ENSO neutral.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
During that visit, then Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo urged Francis in unusually frank terms to take concrete action.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
The Roberts court, unusually obsessed with the Supreme Court’s public reputation and appearance of political interference, might consider such a ruling a way to balance limiting executive power without tanking the broader economy.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 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, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Salah and his attorney, Michael Heumann, challenged his conviction and several aspects of the incarceration recommendations made by prosecutors and federal probation officials in a proceeding that was unusually contentious for a sentencing hearing.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Even so, the plane involved in the Louisville crash did not have an unusually high number of reports this year compared to other aircraft in the UPS fleet, according to the analysis.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Signs to treat fevers include being unusually sleepy, cranky and refusing food and drinks.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusually
uncommonly
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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 15 Nov. 2025.
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