ˌən-ˈsēz-nə-bəl
as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
an unseasonable snowstorm in early November
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Recent Examples of unseasonable
Advertisement That’s not to say that temperatures will immediately drop to an autumn-like chill, but thermometers across the state are expected to slowly decrease from their unseasonable highs, which in many areas have been 20 degrees above average for this time of year.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
With another day of unseasonable heat, some sought shelter in cooling centers operated by cities and counties.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The importance of this practice was underscored recently when several mass howler monkey die-offs in Mexico were attributed to the formation of a heat dome made more likely by a warmed, chaotic atmosphere increasingly dishing out unpredictable and unseasonable weather extremes.
—Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Then the unseasonable summer rains came, pounding Paris and undoing much of that work.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
With another day of unseasonable heat, some sought shelter in cooling centers operated by cities and counties.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The importance of this practice was underscored recently when several mass howler monkey die-offs in Mexico were attributed to the formation of a heat dome made more likely by a warmed, chaotic atmosphere increasingly dishing out unpredictable and unseasonable weather extremes.
—Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Then the unseasonable summer rains came, pounding Paris and undoing much of that work.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseasonable
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The two options, presented to the governor’s staff in early December, included a plan to have UConn Health stockpile the drug, which would have cost roughly $1.2 million, and another to have Planned Parenthood do so, which would have cost around $850,000, according to Gilchrest.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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But by the early 20th century, following the displacement and enslavement wrought by successive waves of settlers — the Spanish, the Mexicans and then white Americans — the Tongva had lost their ancestral homeland in Southern California.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Volunteer activities also can result in unexpected damage claims.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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Per People, Prince William had been scheduled to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp; however, Princess Catherine was a late and unexpected addition to the guest list.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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But, an approach solely focused on sudden movements could lead to so many false triggers, users would likely find the option more annoying than beneficial—and that’s where machine learning, a segment of AI focused on pattern recognition, comes into play.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The flaw, which affects vehicles made between February 2021 and October 2023, can cause sudden power loss, potentially leaving drivers stranded or unable to start their vehicles.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Police at the time said the incident was being investigated as an untimely death.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2025
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As was the case with Boseman’s untimely death from cancer, the wildfire storm that has changed Los Angeles forever is a reminder of the transitory nature of life.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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This mindset leads to frustration, doubts about program effectiveness, and premature abandonment of efforts.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Chip Somodevilla—Bloomberg/Getty Images As the debate churns, some say any remedies remain premature.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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One former member of the church who worked with Gaiman’s parents and was audited by Gaiman recalls him as precocious and ambitious.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Culkin is unfailingly precocious, and watching an 8-year-old foil a pair of clueless adult burglars in inventive fashion is fine and all.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
27 Nov. 2024
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That Scherzinger’s politically inopportune social media likes might cost her a Tony Award only adds to the metatextual experience since, as any true fan of hers knows, that is an extremely Nicole Scherzinger turn of events.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
WWD,
1 Dec. 2024
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Any charges, if filed, would likely come at a politically inopportune time for Trump, who leads the pack of contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.—
Time,
Time,
7 June 2023
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