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as in exception
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
her C grade is an anomaly, as she's never made anything except A's and B's before
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as in abnormality
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
snow in July is an anomaly in most of the northern hemisphere
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Recent Examples of anomaly
Ellis noted that Bolivia’s turmoil may represent less an anomaly than a return to historical patterns.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Once that baseline exists, anomalies become easier to detect.
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Alona Karpinska,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In the First Judicial District, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation identified 107 cases with anomalies.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Scientists believe that the climate anomaly is happening because of shifts in a network of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
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Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for anomaly
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Once that baseline exists, anomalies become easier to detect.
—
Alona Karpinska,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In the First Judicial District, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation identified 107 cases with anomalies.
—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Scientists believe that the climate anomaly is happening because of shifts in a network of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomaly
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The emphasis here is not on dynamics — this band just seems to roll from one moment to the next, entertainingly — but there are exceptions to that.
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Nutrient Problems Lack of proper nutrients causes yellowing leaves in many plants, and geraniums are no exception.
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In 2024, Finkelstein signed the test of one student athlete as normal even though some of the results indicated abnormalities.
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Others explored whether the cause could be an immune disorder or a structural abnormality in Tessa's brain.
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In his one-year-old West Hollywood restaurant Darling, a large listening bar is centered in the middle of the airy room, the plywood shelves filled with rarities from Dolly Parton to Merle Haggard…and sometimes a touch of Madonna.
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Add to that the opportunity for mountain adventure without long travel days, and Montenegro is a true rarity.
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Most antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations.
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Though there is still no fix for the mutation, the subsequent research spawned by the work of Fraumeni, Li, and other pioneers hasn’t been for naught.
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Or will the monsters get in their way?
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Making matters worse, Christophe has a spinal condition that requires him to wear a massive metal back brace 24/7, turning him into a pre-teen metal monster.
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Those misses rarely occurred in season two, but three episodes into this season, the bat is flying wildly around the stadium, bonking people in the head in a freak mass-casualty bat-event.
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The point is that Notre-Dame burned because of a freak accident.
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“Anomaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomaly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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