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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
At a program unaccustomed to recent success, which has two winning seasons in its 20 years as a Division I program, second-year Coach John Shulman has the Bears aiming higher that regular-season accolades.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
People unaccustomed to openness and government policies needed clarification about whether decisions were based on religious affiliation.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
For people unaccustomed to minimalist shoes, the sudden increase in sensory feedback may increase cognitive load – drawing attention toward the feet rather than freeing mental resources for focus or performance.
—Atom Sarkar, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The questions were universally thoughtful, occasionally complex and executed in a manner which Sonny is probably unaccustomed to in his other job.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
People unaccustomed to openness and government policies needed clarification about whether decisions were based on religious affiliation.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
For people unaccustomed to minimalist shoes, the sudden increase in sensory feedback may increase cognitive load – drawing attention toward the feet rather than freeing mental resources for focus or performance.
—Atom Sarkar, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccustomed
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Customers will keep fighting back with dirty returns, unused reservations and hostile reviews.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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This, however, left their CO2-binding potential completely unused.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is not an unfamiliar tap dance.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Learning a language, studying abroad, or simply traveling to experience something entirely unfamiliar to you.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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When a series of tragic failures at New Era Community Health Center left scores of the county’s weakest, poorest and most erratic residents in danger, Florida health inspectors took the unusual step of threatening to shut down the home.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Many of Barbosa’s followers know him for his unusual feats like holding the Guinness World Record for the fastest visits to every CTA station or sprinting through the United Center during a Bulls game.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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But police use of the novel technology has attracted criticism – and it’s been linked to other cases of misidentification.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first is curiosity — the drive to generate novel questions, not just process existing ones.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Such mistakes should be uncommon for this group.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Little was charged with Cizek's murder, despite authorities not being able to locate his body, which is an uncommon step in a homicide case.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some 18 months ago, Mack said, the Royals launched a deep dive after Picollo broached the possibility of exploring strange new worlds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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But rather than avoiding strange quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement, Bennett and Brassard embraced them.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s a funny reason why the pain flares in your upper face and forehead, a bit of a distance from the area responsible for the cold.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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As funny as her life seems, like everyone's, serious moments pepper the comedy.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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But Felder also feared that the attack would provoke unprecedented violence against Palestinians, and believed that being Jewish required adhering to certain moral precepts.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The mission won’t land on the moon but will take astronauts deeper into space than ever, offering unprecedented views of the lunar far side.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccustomed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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