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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
Doncic scored 37 points in the 117-95 loss, but finished with only one assist, which is uncharacteristic of the superstar point guard.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Both misses were uncharacteristic of Maanum, who has scored eight goals this season, but demonstrated how unusual things can occur when the pressure is on.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
This time the Canadians left it to their more experienced rivals to make uncharacteristic errors.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Those low numbers of points and shots is uncharacteristic for Adebayo, who is averaging 17.5 points and 13.8 shot attempts per game this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Both misses were uncharacteristic of Maanum, who has scored eight goals this season, but demonstrated how unusual things can occur when the pressure is on.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
This time the Canadians left it to their more experienced rivals to make uncharacteristic errors.
—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Those low numbers of points and shots is uncharacteristic for Adebayo, who is averaging 17.5 points and 13.8 shot attempts per game this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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Vascular Malformations Vascular malformations are atypical or abnormal connections in veins and arteries.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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This type of discrepancy is atypical for the Oilers.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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