uncommon
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Synonyms
aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, extraordinary, freak, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, singular, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
Antonyms
common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual
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Besides being super long, the scroll is unusual in several ways, Nicola Davis at The Guardian reports: The text is written on the flesh side of the skin, which is uncommon. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Unique Salt Coating Helped Preserve 25-Foot-Long Dead Sea Scroll," 9 Sep. 2019 Cowan says long drives upwards of 12 hours long werenât uncommon for Harris, who would often travel across state lines for gigs. — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, "Mother of Kylie Rae Harris Remembers Her âGenuineâ Daughter After Fatal Accident," 6 Sep. 2019 In a workforce where working from home and wearing athleisure to the office are no longer uncommon, formal dress codes are starting to feel like an artifact from a bygone eraâfor some of us. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz at Work, "Half of US companies still donât allow casual dress at work," 29 Aug. 2019 Other than the middle-of-the-night update, the way this story came to be â working the phones, tracking the competition, negotiating with the subject of the story â is not uncommon for The Post, or other outlets, for that matter. — Nic Garcia, The Denver Post, "How we got the âHickenlooper is running for Senateâ story," 22 Aug. 2019 Locating detention camps in such isolated spots is not uncommon for ICE. — Ken Silverstein, The New Republic, "Shock Corridor," 19 Aug. 2019 Detroit Police detective Janet Sise Patuna, the officer in charge of the case who was called by the prosecution, said inconsistencies are not uncommon for people who have experienced traumatic situations. — Freep.com, "Detroit rape victim: Wrong man may be in prison for my assault," 18 July 2019 Twenty-hour workdays werenât uncommon for employees in the midst of projects. — Scott Martelle, latimes.com, "Ross Perot dead: Texas billionaire and former presidential candidate succumbs to leukemia at 89," 9 July 2019 Christ Church Cathedral Women will make nearly 20,000 homemade shortcakes, and sellouts are not uncommon for the 300-plus volunteers. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "Indy Strawberry Festival bringing strawberry shortcakes back to Monument Circle on June 13," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uncommon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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