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as in unused
not having acquired a habit or tolerance
pampered youngsters who were unaccustomed to such hard work
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as in unfamiliar
not known or experienced before
the unaccustomed friendliness of my relatives after I won the lottery
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
unaccustomed styles of cooking that the tourists had to be persuaded to try
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Recent Examples of unaccustomed
Forecasters say snowfall could stretch from north Georgia, through Atlanta, and into southern portions unaccustomed to such weather.
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Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Areas unaccustomed to freezing, or below freezing, forecasts like the South and Mid-Atlantic won't be spared and could reach some daily record cold temperatures, Taylor said.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Which begs the question as cold weather looms for the Chiefs’ home playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday: Could KC get a similar boost this season while facing a warm-weather team unaccustomed to these temperatures?
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
However, a polar vortex is bringing severe weather conditions far into the southern U.S., including Florida, disrupting daily life in a state unaccustomed to such cold extremes.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Areas unaccustomed to freezing, or below freezing, forecasts like the South and Mid-Atlantic won't be spared and could reach some daily record cold temperatures, Taylor said.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Which begs the question as cold weather looms for the Chiefs’ home playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday: Could KC get a similar boost this season while facing a warm-weather team unaccustomed to these temperatures?
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
However, a polar vortex is bringing severe weather conditions far into the southern U.S., including Florida, disrupting daily life in a state unaccustomed to such cold extremes.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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The district has more than 2,500 classrooms, meaning 900 are going unused without counting portable classrooms.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, audits and complaints show that the local agencies that directly pay and monitor shelter contractors often fail to follow up on reports of unsafe conditions, unused beds or missed housing targets.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Bailey and Riccardo Tisci’s Burberry struck many as unfamiliar.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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This breakthrough allows machines to handle unfamiliar items by generalizing from previous experiences, closing the gap between specialized and general-purpose robots.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Bringing such a case is highly unusual and winning a conviction would be difficult, according to current and former prosecutors.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Local meteorologists noted that these events were highly unusual for the region, with historical data showing only sporadic snowfall over the past several decades.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The View’s moderator showed off her trophy on the ABC daytime talk show after winning the Best Narration category for narrating her novel Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Those who master architectural optimizations, novel training techniques and adaptive AI strategies will define the next generation of artificial intelligence.—
Vandana Rana,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Though reports of explosions at Iranian military sites are uncommon, past incidents have occurred.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Conflicting casualty figures are not uncommon in the immediate aftermath of attacks in Syria's 13-year conflict that has killed half a million people.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Know your audience—What one person finds funny, another might not.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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But what made Tulsa unique was the unprecedented ambition to chart a new path forward.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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Cities such as Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, which only see a dusting of snow or less in an average year, were suddenly covered by layers of snow, leading to unprecedented disruptions.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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