unusualness

Definition of unusualnessnext

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Noun
  • Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of his smaller size and the coaches’ unfamiliarity with his game, Hicks was placed on the school’s second-level 15U prep team.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • With time, any initial uneasiness and unfamiliarity on the part of our students gives way to a clearer understanding of preparedness and the confidence to act as their own first line of defense.
    Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s archival sound in this episode of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Friday Black, who describes some of that strangeness experienced when taking a new book into the world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Why These Five Keep Showing Up What connects this list isn’t trendiness.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Somewhat ironically, this analog movement has been galvanized by its trendiness on social media.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The self-conscious aspiration to hipness here is unfortunate and decidedly not cool, but some may find such affectations quaint.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Despite its hipness, the Calile felt soothing, with its chilled organic wines and linen robes and a palette of dusty rose, light oak, and matte gold that had an almost Xanax-like effect.
    Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Unusualness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusualness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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