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Recent Examples of unorthodoxy
Actually, for all its apparent unorthodoxy, Lorblanchet’s work fits right into a new trend in cave art archeology.
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Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Analysts said the move was the clearest step yet toward more mainstream economic policies after years of unorthodoxy under President Tayyip Erdogan, and should help rein in inflation expectations.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
Curious chefs eventually heard about his unorthodoxy and showed up at the restaurant’s counter, then told others.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
And as a man of the theater who directed plays by the likes of Pirandello and Beckett, Camilleri was no stranger to unorthodoxy.
—Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
There was no point in questioning the unorthodoxy of starting the waterfowl season this late in the day.
—Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021
His occasional instincts to unorthodoxy seem not to be accompanied by the spine to force them on the city’s encrusted forces of inertia.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 June 2021
For all her social unorthodoxy, Isabella was also an intellectual, fluent in both French and Italian, who ran in scholarly social circles who read Dante for their book club.
—Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 16 Apr. 2021
But as the unorthodoxy of the Trump presidency has collided with the crisis of a global pandemic, handshakes have tended to suggest something else: defiance.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Analysts said the move was the clearest step yet toward more mainstream economic policies after years of unorthodoxy under President Tayyip Erdogan, and should help rein in inflation expectations.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
Curious chefs eventually heard about his unorthodoxy and showed up at the restaurant’s counter, then told others.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
And as a man of the theater who directed plays by the likes of Pirandello and Beckett, Camilleri was no stranger to unorthodoxy.
—Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
There was no point in questioning the unorthodoxy of starting the waterfowl season this late in the day.
—Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021
His occasional instincts to unorthodoxy seem not to be accompanied by the spine to force them on the city’s encrusted forces of inertia.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 June 2021
For all her social unorthodoxy, Isabella was also an intellectual, fluent in both French and Italian, who ran in scholarly social circles who read Dante for their book club.
—Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 16 Apr. 2021
But as the unorthodoxy of the Trump presidency has collided with the crisis of a global pandemic, handshakes have tended to suggest something else: defiance.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unorthodoxy
Noun
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Popularized in the 1950s by actors Audrey Hepburn and Jean Seberg as part of a visual rejection the long locks of their bombshell counterparts—and a want of European sophistication—pixie cuts have remained a symbol of nonconformity.—
Tish Weinstock,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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This demand for nonconformity reflects a broader narrative rooted in American history, where risk-taking and resilience have been essential to the nation’s identity.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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A couple of years into her third term, Nabiullina has carved out room for nonconformism in a Russian establishment fixated on loyalty above all else.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune Europe,
7 June 2024
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Tolokonnikova is hardly representative of her generation, but her story hints at the possibility of another future for Russia, one in which nonconformism, tolerance, and individualism become virtues rather than crimes.—
Sarah E. Mendelson,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2014
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Mykhailo Savva of the Expert Council of the Center for Civil Liberties said rights advocates know of 307 Ukrainian civilians convicted in Russia on criminal charges — usually espionage or treason, if the person held a Russian passport, but also terrorism and extremism.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The group also asked about other forms of extremism and whether the DHS has plans to evaluate any applicant’s support for any neo-Nazi or white supremacist groups.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Unorthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unorthodoxy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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