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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
a landscape of uncommon beauty
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as in rare
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
backyard swimming pools are not an uncommon sight in that neighborhood
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Recent Examples of uncommon
According to the gymnast, the disease is uncommon and has no cure.
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Some keycap profiles are perfectly flat, although these are uncommon and typically only used on keyboards with low-profile switches and/or ortho-linear layouts.
—Henri Robbins, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
This kind of explosive growth is uncommon, especially for a song that has already been available for months, but there’s a good reason why superfans of the South Korean powerhouse talent returned to sites like iTunes to buy the cut.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
After an armistice, Trump might reconsider his stance, which is not uncommon in international relations.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Some keycap profiles are perfectly flat, although these are uncommon and typically only used on keyboards with low-profile switches and/or ortho-linear layouts.
—Henri Robbins, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
This kind of explosive growth is uncommon, especially for a song that has already been available for months, but there’s a good reason why superfans of the South Korean powerhouse talent returned to sites like iTunes to buy the cut.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
After an armistice, Trump might reconsider his stance, which is not uncommon in international relations.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncommon
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Read More | McClatchy News continues to follow the discovery of the most unusual and intriguing new species.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Cruise cancellations are relatively unusual but can happen for a number of other reasons, including when a ship is chartered or needs to go to dry dock.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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In an industry where longevity is rare, cryptocurrency exchange BitMart celebrates its seventh anniversary amid a landscape marked by volatility, security challenges, and rapid technological evolution.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sienna Miller and her daughter Marlowe made a rare appearance together at Savannah Miller’s Bridal Ballerina Breakfast, and the resemblance between the two is uncanny.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In an extraordinary criticism of one state agency by another, Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation told legislators that a department led by then-Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis may have buried thousands of complaints Floridians made against property insurance companies.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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In July 2025, Haas will offer travelers an extraordinary journey through Colombia, providing insights into the resilience, history, and contributions of Afro-descendant communities.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
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So what explains this strange little sequence by the side of the pitch?—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Republicans should also get over their strange allergy to cutting the capital gains tax.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the fact that the female figure may represent a priestess holding religious objects makes the discovery exceptional, as the researchers write.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite their extensive tag team history, the match devolved into a repetitive exchange of superkicks, failing to showcase the wrestlers' true abilities and leaving fans disappointed, especially amidst an otherwise exceptional WrestleMania card.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Everyone was so nervous to tell Mike what our number was, which was so funny.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Welcome to My Blue Sky is twice as great — totally brash, always loud, always effusive, and usually funny even when their lives are falling apart, which is constantly.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Goychay region, with its unique microclimate and mineral-rich soil, has become globally synonymous with Azerbaijani premium pomegranates.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Through its unique approach to skincare, the company strives to challenge industry norms by innovating solutions from raw, natural ingredients.—
Grace Butler,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Mush balls are a weird weather phenomenon on Jupiter that astronomers first pieced together (also from Juno data) a few years ago.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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That definitely comes out of my work on Freud—and, in a weird way, René Girard, who’s anti-Freudian, but there’s a lot in common.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Uncommon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommon. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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