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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
Some felt Cruise’s uncharacteristic public bragging about Scientology and love for future wife Katie Holmes hurt his image, others believed that the actor-producer’s deal was too rich for studio owner Sumner Redstone.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Everything about these two losses was uncharacteristic, however.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
If the players found the right chemistry, perhaps this could be the year that the Spurs snapped an uncharacteristic playoff drought.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Doncic scored 37 points in the 117-95 loss, but finished with only one assist, which is uncharacteristic of the superstar point guard.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Everything about these two losses was uncharacteristic, however.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
If the players found the right chemistry, perhaps this could be the year that the Spurs snapped an uncharacteristic playoff drought.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Doncic scored 37 points in the 117-95 loss, but finished with only one assist, which is uncharacteristic of the superstar point guard.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
Adjective
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What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.—
Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
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The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.—
Judith Warner,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2022
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But Gilgeous-Alexander, who edged out Jokić to prevent the big center from winning his fourth MVP, has an atypical path when compared to giants like Durant, Westbrook or James Harden, all drafted top four by Thunder general manager Sam Presti.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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He was eventually diagnosed with atypical anorexia, which is characterized by symptoms of anorexia without dropping below a healthy weight.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
20 May 2025
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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