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out of the ordinary

ADJECTIVE
not usual
Synonyms
WEAK
bizarre exceptional incredible notable odd off the beaten track offbeat one of a kind out of this world special strange uncommon unheard of unique unusual wonderful

Example Sentences

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"It represents togetherness and something a little out of the ordinary," she said in a video released by NASA.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

"There was nothing out of the ordinary at all. No little cables hanging out or anything," Suranovas says.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

From uncool to mainstream isn’t so out of the ordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

None of this is out of the ordinary for television, which has a long history of casting 20 and sometimes 30-somethings to portray adolescents.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

Did you see anything out of the ordinary, anything unusual?

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.