as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
the plant displays some untypical characteristics
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Recent Examples of untypical
If the strong cashflow position of the firms at the centre of this bubble is unusual in the context of the Kindleberger framework, two other factors also stand out as untypical.
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Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.
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Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.
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Judith Warner,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2022
Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties.
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Lori Ioannou,
WSJ,
8 Aug. 2021
The Rays, again getting by on their wits and wiggling into playoff contention by winning more with less this season, came out of a pendulous game with a victory in their typically untypical fashion.
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Hunter Atkins,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Aug. 2019
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.
—
Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.
—
Judith Warner,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2022
Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties.
—
Lori Ioannou,
WSJ,
8 Aug. 2021
The Rays, again getting by on their wits and wiggling into playoff contention by winning more with less this season, came out of a pendulous game with a victory in their typically untypical fashion.
—
Hunter Atkins,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untypical
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In this context, when screening healthy asymptomatic people who aren’t at high risk, the chance at an ideal screening result of identifying abnormal tissue that can be eliminated is very low.
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The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Even after extensive engineering, Coach Eve would take about three seconds to reply to a question—a delay users felt was uncomfortable and unnatural.
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His speech was an unnatural blur.
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Although his adoption listing didn't mention his unusual paws, his foster mom did.
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Indeed, that has led to the highly unusual situation of Australia not being the defending champions in either women’s World Cup, with India holding the 50-over title and New Zealand the T20 crown.
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An inconclusive ballistics result is not uncommon, as the analysis depends on the size and condition of the bullet fragments recovered.
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This trend reflects companies' need to expand and contract rapidly, prompting landlords to prebuild and furnish spaces, a practice uncommon just five years ago.
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The couple happily sells artworks on payment plans, a practice not unheard of in the gallery business, but generally atypical.
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Prosecutors chose to put the case before a grand jury to charge it, an atypical move for county court.
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“Untypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untypical. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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