as in strange
not known or experienced before
ordered an unfamiliar wine and was surprised to find that it was much drier than what they were used to
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Recent Examples of unfamiliar
Avoid unfamiliar links: Be wary of links from unsolicited emails and text messages.
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Emma Li, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
Conclusion Leadership requires a nuanced understanding and integration of the familiar, unfamiliar and unknown.
—Jim Becker, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This security feature requires Face ID or Touch ID for critical actions like password resets and enforces a one-hour delay in certain cases, such as when the device is in an unfamiliar location.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
As a longtime soccer fan, the concept of interrupting the regular season for a tournament with a funky name is neither unfamiliar nor unwelcome.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Emma Li, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
Conclusion Leadership requires a nuanced understanding and integration of the familiar, unfamiliar and unknown.
—Jim Becker, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This security feature requires Face ID or Touch ID for critical actions like password resets and enforces a one-hour delay in certain cases, such as when the device is in an unfamiliar location.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
As a longtime soccer fan, the concept of interrupting the regular season for a tournament with a funky name is neither unfamiliar nor unwelcome.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfamiliar
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When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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At the time, federal law gave the Bureau a strange grab bag of investigative duties, ranging from interstate prostitution to antitrust violations.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said.Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The original streaming drama has became the most popular new series to ever launch on Sky.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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The judge's remedy is novel, and could become a blueprint for other courts.Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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And in fact, two significant pivotal trials are usually already required for a novel pharmaceutical to be approved by FDA.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Not to mention unprecedented scrutiny of utilization management and sales and marketing practices.Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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In a rare, but not unprecedented calendar overlap, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day, intertwining two deeply meaningful celebrations on the same day.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
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But the attack called fresh attention to deepening frustrations over health coverage.Stephanie Kelly and Julie Steenhuysen, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Smaller is better Restarting old plants is a limited solution, though, because there simply aren't that many old plants in the U.S. awaiting a fresh influx of cash.Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Top Stories: Only five people know the original Modjeska recipe, and anyone who makes the candy at Muth's Candies in Louisville must learn it by heart.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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During Wicked’s original Broadway run, Kristin Chenoweth’s Glinda ran as a lead at the Tonys alongside Idina Menzel’s Elphaba, who won.Nate Jones, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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What the roster will look like by spring training is still unknown.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Vendor lists are like your Netflix queue (mostly unknown).Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unfamiliar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfamiliar. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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