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as in unconventional
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony
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as in modern
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood
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as in informal
not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules
an unorthodox but effective procedure for opening a wine bottle without a corkscrew
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Recent Examples of unorthodox
Cheryl Hines took a somewhat unorthodox approach to promoting her beauty products on Black Friday.
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Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
In the weeks since securing a second term in the White House, the 78-year-old has made several unorthodox Cabinet picks, including casting on-air stars to serve for high-level positions.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
The fight is on a Friday instead of a Saturday, which is unorthodox for most major boxing events.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
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Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
In the weeks since securing a second term in the White House, the 78-year-old has made several unorthodox Cabinet picks, including casting on-air stars to serve for high-level positions.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Iris’ tutoring is shapeless and hardly encouraging, rousing skepticism in an older pupil (played by Hong regular Lee Hye-young) wary of her teacher’s unorthodox methods.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
The fight is on a Friday instead of a Saturday, which is unorthodox for most major boxing events.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unorthodox
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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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Firefighters in Norwalk, Connecticut rescued a familiar yet unconventional character after Santa Claus got stuck 60 feet above ground.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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All of these things suggest some alignment with the current FTC’s priorities, particularly in recognizing the role that tech companies play in the modern economy and the importance of vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust laws.Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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These leaders exemplify how combining co-elevation behaviors with modern collaborative tools and processes can deliver breakthrough performance.Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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One notable trend is the rise of authentic, informal leadership communication.Feon Ang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The military activity occurred over 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday morning, with six aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait's median line, an informal boundary between the two sides.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the authorities shut down the group International Memorial, which had been founded in the late ’80s by the former dissident Andrei Sakharov and others to monitor political imprisonment and preserve memories of Stalinist terror.Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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The group’s incendiary music forces them to deal with police harassment, political threats and dissident republican attacks, all while navigating personal struggles and backlash from society at large.Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 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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Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions NERD’s out-there pursuit was low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR)—still popularly known as cold fusion.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024
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There was a lot of performance art – really weird, interesting, out-there performance theaters were going.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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Believing in thriving together, PETRONAS adopts progressive collaboration models alongside its CCS endeavor, enabling new growth opportunities for players and exemplifying how pursuing sustainability can also maintain the vibrancy of existing businesses.PETRONAS Contributor, Forbes, 16 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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Kedar said that despite their radical roots, the opening indications were positive.Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Dec. 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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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unorthodox. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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