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Recent Examples of nontypical
But there’s a very nontypical story behind this typical 12-point.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2024
Mule deer fanatics love the bucks’ tendencies to grow nontypical racks full of drop tines, kickers, palmated tines, and other funky features.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
Fifty percent of each purchase will be donated directly to the school, a program that educates typical and nontypical learners in an inclusive environment.
—Kimber Westphall, Dallas News, 23 July 2021
Included among Kasas’s top recent bucks is Gerald E. Rightmyer’s 272-2/8-inch nontypical taken in 2006 and a 295-inch giant picked up in 2012.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
Sporting 18 scorable points, the 61/2-year-old free-ranging whitetail was recently taped for Texas Big Game Awards at 172 gross and 1634/8 net as a nontypical using the Boone and Crockett scoring system.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
Ryan Beran watched this 200-plus-inch nontypical buck grow up on his property in Northeast Ohio and was finally able to tag the monster deer this fall.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 18 Mar. 2021
In 2017, Kurt started getting trail-cam pics of something unusual on the property—a buck with some nontypical antler growth.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 22 Dec. 2020
Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2024
Mule deer fanatics love the bucks’ tendencies to grow nontypical racks full of drop tines, kickers, palmated tines, and other funky features.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
Fifty percent of each purchase will be donated directly to the school, a program that educates typical and nontypical learners in an inclusive environment.
—Kimber Westphall, Dallas News, 23 July 2021
Included among Kasas’s top recent bucks is Gerald E. Rightmyer’s 272-2/8-inch nontypical taken in 2006 and a 295-inch giant picked up in 2012.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
Sporting 18 scorable points, the 61/2-year-old free-ranging whitetail was recently taped for Texas Big Game Awards at 172 gross and 1634/8 net as a nontypical using the Boone and Crockett scoring system.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
Ryan Beran watched this 200-plus-inch nontypical buck grow up on his property in Northeast Ohio and was finally able to tag the monster deer this fall.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 18 Mar. 2021
In 2017, Kurt started getting trail-cam pics of something unusual on the property—a buck with some nontypical antler growth.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 22 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontypical
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But Gilgeous-Alexander, who edged out Jokić to prevent the big center from winning his fourth MVP, has an atypical path when compared to giants like Durant, Westbrook or James Harden, all drafted top four by Thunder general manager Sam Presti.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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He was eventually diagnosed with atypical anorexia, which is characterized by symptoms of anorexia without dropping below a healthy weight.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Lindor’s uncharacteristic issues against lefties — he’s generally been a bit better from the right side over his career — allowed opposing teams to consistently bring in a left-handed reliever to face the Mets’ top of the order.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Some felt Cruise’s uncharacteristic public bragging about Scientology and love for future wife Katie Holmes hurt his image, others believed that the actor-producer’s deal was too rich for studio owner Sumner Redstone.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.—
Nathan Borchelt,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2023
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The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.—
Judith Warner,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2022
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“Nontypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontypical. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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