as in early
before the usual or expected time
it's been unseasonably hot this spring
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Recent Examples of unseasonably
That means May still will get off to an unseasonably hot start in Boise, where average highs range from the mid- to high 60s this time of year, according to the temperature database.
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Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
April will go into the history books as an unseasonably warm and dry month across San Diego County, conditions that make the region more prone to wildfires as summer draws near, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Todd Hamilton, a National Weather Service meteorologist in North Dakota, says that the state saw unseasonably warm and dry weather in its western regions on Tuesday and that that has now shifted to the east.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
The unseasonably warm weather in Denver early this year lured irises, daffodils and other perennial flowers out of their winter slumber weeks early.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
South Florida will be unseasonably cool this week, as a passing cold front ushers in a dry, breezy air mass that will dominate weather for most of the week.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
On an unseasonably warm February morning, Principal Condra Allred walked the hallways of Cleveland Elementary School's 76-year-old building wearing a pink fanny pack slung over one shoulder like a bandolier.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
April will go into the history books as an unseasonably warm and dry month across San Diego County, conditions that make the region more prone to wildfires as summer draws near, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Fire investigators hope that the message gets through to residents, especially with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions across Colorado.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
On this recent and unseasonably warm afternoon, Ronnie, 15, was tasked with closing out an hourlong lecture on free people of color in the Revolutionary War.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Todd Hamilton, a National Weather Service meteorologist in North Dakota, says that the state saw unseasonably warm and dry weather in its western regions on Tuesday and that that has now shifted to the east.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
The unseasonably warm weather in Denver early this year lured irises, daffodils and other perennial flowers out of their winter slumber weeks early.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
South Florida will be unseasonably cool this week, as a passing cold front ushers in a dry, breezy air mass that will dominate weather for most of the week.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
On an unseasonably warm February morning, Principal Condra Allred walked the hallways of Cleveland Elementary School's 76-year-old building wearing a pink fanny pack slung over one shoulder like a bandolier.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonably
early
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By the time Game 6 rolled around, Minnesota was without star Anthony Edwards, sharpshooter Donte DiVincenzo and even Ayo Dosunmu, who had stepped up earlier in the series in the absence of the latter duo.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 May 2026
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News of the withdrawal was reported earlier by The New York Times, Reuters and other outlets.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 May 2026
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“Unseasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseasonably. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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