as in unconventional
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
a nontraditional couple who are planning a very unconventional wedding
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Recent Examples of nontraditional
For some loans, Guild accepts nontraditional forms of credit including on-time rent, utility and insurance payments.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
The pair are looking for nontraditional sources of financing and distribution for TV shows at a time when the content marketplace is experiencing massive disruption.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
At one point, host Daniel Pfeiffer asked about the campaign’s nontraditional media strategy, a key approach for Harris and President-elect Donald Trump’s campaigns.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: The Old Dominion is one of just five states where its residents are looking for nontraditional sides this holiday, according to Google Trends' insights into last week's top holiday food searches.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
The pair are looking for nontraditional sources of financing and distribution for TV shows at a time when the content marketplace is experiencing massive disruption.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
At one point, host Daniel Pfeiffer asked about the campaign’s nontraditional media strategy, a key approach for Harris and President-elect Donald Trump’s campaigns.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: The Old Dominion is one of just five states where its residents are looking for nontraditional sides this holiday, according to Google Trends' insights into last week's top holiday food searches.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontraditional
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This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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From cooking on film sets in Rabat, Morocco, to improvising meals on a Pacific island, O'Connor's unconventional culinary journey laid the foundation for a product that quickly became a go-to for travelers worldwide.Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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But all your papers require context, Gabriel, even the modern ones.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Seven years later, Field’s hired Arthur Fraser, the father of modern window trimming.Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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Its most infamous crime was the 1984 murder of Alan Berg, an outspoken, liberal, Jewish radio host in Denver.Zach Baylin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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At least seven Liberal members of parliament have publicly called on Trudeau to step down, and more have done so privately according to sources, CNN-affiliate CBC News reported.Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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In February, the broadcast veteran shared she had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a rare nervous system syndrome, and dementia.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Different regions and demographic groups in this country support a wide range of ideals—both progressive and conservative.Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Agatha All Along landed three nods, for excellence in contemporary television and sci-fi/fantasy television and costume illustration.Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Whitehead has said that Elwood and Turner represent the two parts of him, the idealist (Elwood) and the cynic (Turner), whose intertwined perspectives inform his own view of race as a Black man making sense of contemporary America.K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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After building two lucrative businesses, the serial entrepreneur and attorney set her sights on ensuring her family was also a success in a nonconventional way.Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Oct. 2024
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China’s use of nonconventional weaponry may be a strategic move to avoid sparking escalation and to stave off international attention, particularly from the United States.Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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Everything that was radical and interesting was going on, except inside the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which was very old-fashioned, quite stale in its approach to things.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kedar said that despite their radical roots, the opening indications were positive.Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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