unrepresentative

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Recent Examples of unrepresentative The majority of existing datasets are small, unrepresentative, or incomplete. Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Many lawmakers cast that race as unrepresentative of the trend, noting that Dingell spent months longer than Crockett locking down support. Andrew Solender, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024 And that panel, while unrepresentative of Black America, was perfectly representative of how almost all of the spokespeople in symbolic capitalist spaces are. Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024 Polling purists understandably object to such surveys as unrepresentative and unreliable. W. Joseph Campbell, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrepresentative 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepresentative
Adjective
  • The bizarre clip, reportedly shot with an iPhone, featured West in a dentist’s chair asking people to go to the website.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Certainly, the eccentric characters and bizarre situations in his novels reflect a hallucinatory vision.
    Tom Vitale, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Chiefs have been here five times in the past six years so they’re used to the strange questions and odd requests that have become far too common on opening night.
    Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Scientists have detected something strange in Earth’s magnetosphere, some 100,000 miles away from the ground.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Judging by some of the bruising tackles on display, bragging rights still matter hugely, but tempers never threaten to boil over, which somehow feels fitting considering the rather quaint ‘Gentlemen — No Swearing Please’ sign hanging on the side of the dugouts.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The days when people lived and died by the Social Register are quaint history.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • No broker in the world can sell a leaning tower at twenty-four hundred dollars per square foot, even if the lean is imperceptible to the naked eye, and even though the flaw is not so anomalous.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Tracking Unusual Transactions Upgrading from Bitdefender Ultimate Security Plus to the Extended edition adds monitoring for anomalous transactions.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Amyloidosis is a rare disease where bone marrow produces an abnormal protein called amyloid, according to the University of Kansas Cancer Center.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
  • In darker skin tones, abnormal paleness may be easier to detect in the inner mouth and lining of the eyes.5 4.
    Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This included bobblehead characters with micro-expressions along with fungi-like environments and quirky creatures for the hallucinatory realm that the late David Lynch might’ve appreciated.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
  • This quirky teaser promises humor while showcasing Bosch's innovative products in a way that's bound to grab attention.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • These remarkable characters parade, dance, argue and make love.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • His final act in the NBA was a fitting tribute to an extraordinary career, scoring a remarkable 60 points in the Lakers’ 101-96 win over the Utah Jazz.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Somers has taken a bit of an atypical path on her way to becoming a professional fighter.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Occasional incorrectly reported, atypical home sales and special circumstances may be listed or alter the average cost per square foot.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepresentative. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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