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
So the company embraced nontraditional collaborations, like municipal partnerships and corporate work that came with bigger paychecks.
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Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Magically, the Melania issue had not, in the White House years nor the Mar-a-Lago years—with both staffers and press quite aware of the Trumps' nontraditional living arrangements and their careful distance from each other— become an issue.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Leavitt has also leaned into an effort to bring in nontraditional outlets to the White House, including organizations that are seen as friendly to the administration.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
Although blue nail polish is no big deal nowadays, the '90s were pretty much the first time people started really experimenting with nontraditional polish shades.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Magically, the Melania issue had not, in the White House years nor the Mar-a-Lago years—with both staffers and press quite aware of the Trumps' nontraditional living arrangements and their careful distance from each other— become an issue.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Leavitt has also leaned into an effort to bring in nontraditional outlets to the White House, including organizations that are seen as friendly to the administration.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
Although blue nail polish is no big deal nowadays, the '90s were pretty much the first time people started really experimenting with nontraditional polish shades.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontraditional
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However, the path to gaining such a naturalized vision of peace requires us to revisit some of the lessons of unconventional diplomacy that consider broader planetary imperatives of sustainability.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Guests flocked to the espresso martini bar (which concealed a secret door leading to a private lounge where a few discreetly slipped away) or lounged in the outdoor living room, where swinging beds served as unconventional seating.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The top pick is the Badgley Mischka Gigi Pointed-Toe Flat for their ability to combine both a modern and vintage look.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Both tracks, which coincidentally come from Black musicians performing modern takes on country, led the Hot 100 for 19 frames.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The administration has accused USAID’s programs of being wasteful and promoting a liberal agenda.—
Ellen Knickmayer and Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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There is now a four-to-three liberal majority on the court, but Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, a liberal who has sat on the court since 1995, is retiring, putting the court’s majority on the ballot.—
Theodore Schleifer,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a heavily progressive city that voted 3-to-1 against President Donald Trump in November, there has been extensive disappointment over his initiatives since taking office.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The turn to refusal as a tactic has gained purchase over the past decade in contemporary Indigenous artistic and intellectual circles owing to the writing of Indigenous-studies scholars such as Audra Simpson and Glen Coulthard.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Singalong 2025 with Phil Wickham Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford The contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Phil Wickham is at The Oakdale with Cody Carnes and Kristian Stanfill.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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After her untimely death, Bella Baxter (Emma Stone, in an Oscar-winning performance) is brought back to life through a radical scientific experiment conducted by the eccentric Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That kind of creative thinking can help with any radical change in life, whether finding a different job or moving to a new country.—
Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Nontraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontraditional. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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