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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
With 3 minutes left in the second stanza, Nathan MacKinnon offered up a 2026 Nikola Jokic moment — an uncharacteristic mistake — of his own.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The students’ disappearances on April 16 started off as separate missing persons’ cases for the campus police and the sheriff’s office, involving two responsible individuals for whom missing appointments was very uncharacteristic.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Chiles, the 2023 and '25 NCAA bars champion, had an uncharacteristic fall on bars in the Bruins' first rotation.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The students’ disappearances on April 16 started off as separate missing persons’ cases for the campus police and the sheriff’s office, involving two responsible individuals for whom missing appointments was very uncharacteristic.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Chiles, the 2023 and '25 NCAA bars champion, had an uncharacteristic fall on bars in the Bruins' first rotation.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
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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.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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But despite Kennedy’s atypical leadership, several top officials at HHS have commanded respect from a broad swath of the establishment, including FDA Commissioner Makary.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The situation is atypical, said Jeffrey Bellin, a law professor at Vanderbilt University and an expert in the rules of evidence.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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