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remarkable

[ri-mahr-kuh-buh

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adjective

notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.

worthy of notice or attention.

Origin:
1595–1605; < French remarquable. See remark, -able

Related forms

re·mark·a·bil·i·ty, re·mark·a·ble·ness, noun

re·mark·a·bly, adverb

qua·si-re·mark·a·ble, adjective

qua·si-re·mark·a·b·ly, adverb

un·re·mark·a·ble, adjective

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un·re·mark·a·b·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
2. notable, noteworthy, striking, extraordinary, wonderful, unusual, singular, uncommon.

Antonyms
1, 2. common, ordinary.

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Equally remarkable is what happens inside the python as it digests its prey.

The infrastructure of higher education is remarkable.

The economics blogosphere really is a remarkable resource.

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The infrastructure of higher education is remarkable.

The economics blogosphere really is a remarkable resource.

Sea urchins and humans have a remarkable amount in common-genetically speaking.

Astronomers are watching what they believe is a remarkable collision between two asteroids deep in space.

The view from here is remarkable and can often afford whale sightings.

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Japan's remarkable prime minister is about to stand down.

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In an economic sense, their remarkable increase is less the outcome of government profligacy than private thrift.

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Chronicles remarkable floods, geomagnetic storms, the landfall of hurricanes.

It also gives us a glimpse at some remarkable people who found a way to utilize motion pictures for their own ends.

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Something remarkable has happened over the last few years.

Almost as remarkable as the scale of the congestion is the seeming suddenness with which it has broken up.

The impact of this photograph is the tortoise's remarkable face.

Bacteria can swim and swarm, and left to their own devices on nutritious petri dishes some species will form remarkable patterns.

More than their appearance is remarkable about elephant seals.

Cool summers and cold winters make this garden's beauty all the more remarkable.

Japanese scientists say they have identified a new species of whale, a remarkable discovery if confirmed.

Finally, universities have remarkable collections, whether these are contained in libraries or museums or art galleries.

Its entrepreneurial performance has been equally remarkable.

With a remarkable array of communication skills, weaver ants may have perfected social networking.

After its wings harden, over the course of several hours to several days, the creature will become a remarkable aerialist.

And the miso butter on ours adds a remarkable savory bridge to the wine.

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One researcher hot after the soul says this new field is poised to make remarkable new discoveries.

The data was remarkable for breaking a few records, none of them good ones.

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And yet, when you think of it, this remarkable piece of cloth fails many usual tests of value.

Stroll around serene koi ponds and a remarkable bamboo forest.

Something remarkable is happening among undergraduates that should command our attention.

His tragedy is that these remarkable distinctions do not satisfy him.

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He was also an avid photographer, who recorded many remarkable images on his expeditions.

Even those few degrees northward make a remarkable difference in daylength.

Stowe's novel is especially remarkable to me for one reason not always given the attention it deserves: its basis in fact.

What is remarkable is the feature marked with an arrow, an egg.

It's a remarkable feat, so describing it for a general audience was a great and fun challenge.

All three have made remarkable recoveries for the state that they were in when they arrived.

By and large, community colleges do a remarkable and largely unheralded job of fulfilling that mission.

But even as hagiography, it tells a remarkable tale about a remarkable man.

He has put together a remarkable team to try to determine exactly how the environment does affect objects.

To turn the pages of this remarkable album is to experience the look of deep cogitation as a mode of being.

But if their organisation is loose, the protesters show a remarkable unity of purpose.

Rather, they appeared to be suffering from a remarkable state of shock caused by blast force.

While this is possible, there is a remarkable continuing tendency of innovative people to locate near other innovative people.

Smillie's own photographs are as remarkable as they are little known.

For a man who dramatised the obfuscating power of language, these poems ring with a remarkable sincerity.

Russian babies consume remarkable amounts of coffee, alcohol and tobacco.

The lotus leaf s remarkable ability to stay clean inspired development of self-cleaning materials.

Through the remarkable feats, heart-wrenching struggles and inspired inventions.

Asia's rising prosperity creates a remarkable opportunity for companies that sell investments through a sales force.

In fact, they show a remarkable ability to organize themselves and support one another.

Overway's restoration was executed with remarkable care and precision.

So it's nice when a study comes along suggesting that people post-50 are capable of remarkable mental feats.

Three wild animals rescued from a drug dealer's home develop a remarkable cross-species friendship.

It is at once a professional looking laptop bag but with a remarkable devilish style.

In the last few years, leadership programs have sprung up in remarkable numbers at colleges and universities across the country.

Compelling stories about secret weapons, ruthless tactics and remarkable heroism.

Studies of genes in people and songbirds are providing clues about how and when the remarkable human.

Cooper's remarkable life transcended his humble origins as a nearly illiterate wheelwright and his flamboyantly flawed ethics.

What makes the news remarkable is that uTest is a crowdsourcing company.

There was no doubt that some individuals with autism have one or more remarkable talents far ahead of the rest of their abilities.

One remarkable acquisition contains the signatures of sluggers from two generations.

He or she did nothing more remarkable than be born, live, have children and die.

Thailand's recovery is all the more remarkable considering its political backdrop.

Kids will learn about the extraordinary achievements of remarkable abolitionists.

Music is indeed remarkable in its power over all humankind.

Some can do remarkable physical feats, such as sprint.

For the amount of space they occupy, they put on a remarkable show.

It is remarkable how far a little respect will go, even with relatively gruff people.

See a video history of this remarkable civilization.

The remote area has yielded some remarkable discoveries.

Not a particularly beautiful plant, but the remarkable spicy-sweet fragrance of its flowers makes it well worth growing.

But what is more remarkable is how this might change viewing habits at home.

Remarkable that it's still standing, when you think of how much the city has changed in that time.

Explore the remarkable plasticity of a baby's brain and see how early experiences influence human development.

The second was his remarkable method of gaining relief from an excruciating pain in his missing foot:.

Despite the different reasons for sinking, the tales of the two ships carry some remarkable similarities:.

The defense, an attempt at legal trickery remarkable even for a lawyer, failed.

He managed to combine remarkable political adroitness with comprehensive vision.

Readers will learn about frogs' physical characteristics, amazing life cycle, and remarkable survival techniques.

Nature looks at a troubled history, some remarkable discoveries and the future of the instrument.

And what he went through gave the book a remarkable sincerity.

His remarkable ability to modify his voice to perfectly suit any character he undertakes serves to enhance the illusion.

It turns out there is remarkable uniformity in the structure of rejection letters across the university system.

Yet over the past five years the country has undergone a little-noticed but remarkable transformation.

Their achievements were all the more remarkable in a society that had encountered the methods of science only decades earlier.

In addition to the piece's rich verbal innuendos, it has remarkable formal qualities:.

Here he shares masterpieces from his remarkable collection of pictures and stories about notorious con men and women.

His fans call it a remarkable victory for people power.

DC to experience a remarkable exhibit and observe the natural world from a whole new perspective.

They had changed from dichromats to trichromats-a remarkable feat of bioengineering.

However, both have seen remarkable decline during the past year.

If they do, increased financing costs may threaten the country's remarkable turnaround.

Another mystery is how the jellyfish achieve their remarkable age reversal.

Researchers are mapping the ancient brain areas responsible for blindsight and exploring the limits of this remarkable ability.

Come to the advance opening party to get an early shot at these remarkable pieces of jewelry, clothing and other accessories.

His career was nothing short of remarkable and his descent jaw-dropping.

These measures do not herald any remarkable policy shift.

But experts say camouflage is only half the story of the tropical lizard's remarkable trait.

Simply remarkable and promissing to yield more future discoveries study.

To that remarkable question, history offers a number of answers.

But how people use these items and what they demand from these technologies has evolved at an equally remarkable rate.

More remarkable than the numbers perhaps is how the demographics within that growth rate will shift.

Magnets are remarkable exemplars of fairness-each north pole is invariably accompanied by a counterbalancing south pole.

The stamina and heart it took to keep going is remarkable.

Recently there's increasing study and focus on a remarkable approach to manipulating the activity of our brain.

Explore remarkable photos of ancient temples and tombs.

Watching him this year compared to past years he is remarkable better/faster/quicker.

But it is remarkable that a century-old theory still remains a topic of such lively debate.

So far, research on captive birds has demonstrated the species' remarkable cognitive and tool-making abilities.

What's even more remarkable is that these immune molecules still work.

Your relationship with your camel is a remarkable thing.

Omit one small detail, and the story isn't so remarkable.

Joyce is a rather remarkable example of this harmony.

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World English Dictionary

remarkable (rɪˈmɑːkəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	worthy of note or attention: a remarkable achievement
2.	unusual, striking, or extraordinary: a remarkable sight

re'markableness

—n

remarka'bility

—n

re'markably

—*adv*

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