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Unprecedented vs. Rare
Unprecedented
/ʌnˈpresədentəd/Examples:
Now all things will be new, unprecedented, inconceivable."The recent heatwave was completely unprecedented.Her reaction to the news was totally unprecedented.
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This word has no antonymsRare
/reə/Examples:
Opportunities are much rarer than you would think.And I'm still raring to go."Anne has a rare talent," Lyon said.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Unprecedented has an element of novelty or being the first of its kind, while rare implies something that doesn't occur often but may have occurred in the past.
- Think of unprecedented as breaking new ground, something youve never seen before, whereas rare' is about scarcity, something that exists but in limited quantities.
- Use unprecedented when referring to something that is completely new and unparalleled, while rare should be used when talking about exceptions or unusual occurrences that are not new.
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