as in strange
not known or experienced before
ordered an unfamiliar wine and was surprised to find that it was much drier than what they were used to
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Recent Examples of unfamiliar
By Julia Love and Davey Alba | Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence lab is debuting two new models focused on robotics, which will help developers train robots to respond to unfamiliar scenarios — a longstanding challenge in the field.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
When life is beset by extremities, an unfamiliar setting brings an illusion of reprieve, so in the previous story the trip to England is welcomed by Lilian as a geographical distraction.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Those opportunities would be valuable at any pace, but combined with the rapidity of these solo rollouts, the BLACKPINK members have worked toward a type of ubiquity that has no doubt shaken some unfamiliar listeners awake.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
Christopher Bailey and Riccardo Tisci’s Burberry struck many as unfamiliar.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
When life is beset by extremities, an unfamiliar setting brings an illusion of reprieve, so in the previous story the trip to England is welcomed by Lilian as a geographical distraction.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Those opportunities would be valuable at any pace, but combined with the rapidity of these solo rollouts, the BLACKPINK members have worked toward a type of ubiquity that has no doubt shaken some unfamiliar listeners awake.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
Christopher Bailey and Riccardo Tisci’s Burberry struck many as unfamiliar.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfamiliar
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But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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Local Pointers for Great Salt Lake State Park The nearby historic Saltair is just a couple miles from the park (a five-minute drive) and is a strange and interesting site to check out.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2025
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With respect to Korpisalo, the Sens’ love for their new goaltender has eclipsed their old flame.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Part Of A Broader Effort Suppression of tax data is not new.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Many of them rely on novel legal theories about presidential power that go against longstanding judicial precedent or have never been tested in court.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Such discoveries have raised cautious optimism among scientists seeking novel solutions to antibiotic-resistant bacteria—one of medicine's most pressing crises.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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On top of personnel turnover, agency alums had worried that tax filing season, which officially runs from January 27 through April 15, could be disrupted by DOGE’s efforts to get unprecedented access to IRS data systems.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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The brothers were part of an unprecedented uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad that erupted in 2011.—
Mirna Alrached,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
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Keep the following pointers in mind to ensure your cheese experience is the crème de la crème: Think fresh.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
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The first film was good, better than its 43% critic score indicated back in 2018, but now both its critic and audience score have improved since the original, a fresh 63% and a 79% respectively.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Purple One also created the original song score for director Tim Burton’s Batman in 1989.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter reveals that WWE's original plans involved a feud between McIntyre and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes after WrestleMania.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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At the moment, everyone is on standby as the severity of Flagg's ankle injury is unknown.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is unknown.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Unfamiliar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfamiliar. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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