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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
To be sure, this is a rather small sample size so some could be anomalies.
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John Melloy, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
There were no cameras around the property itself, an anomaly in these times.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Miner believes Wedgewood’s poor first period was an anomaly.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Economics anomalies have the potential to play a similar role in improving the validity of economic theories.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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John Melloy, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
There were no cameras around the property itself, an anomaly in these times.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Miner believes Wedgewood’s poor first period was an anomaly.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Economics anomalies have the potential to play a similar role in improving the validity of economic theories.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anomaly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomaly
Noun
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Excellence will become the expectation across government, not the exception.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The only exception is if the registration deadline falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, according to the Secretary of State website.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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More troubling, however, was that in several cases, these young and healthy males demonstrated EKG abnormalities.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, a person has no symptoms of bladder cancer, but a healthcare provider detects an abnormality on a routine physical exam or a physical exam that was performed for another medical purpose.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Insecure just gets it, and still manages to not only still keep our interest for five seasons, but also finish strong—a rarity on TV, even on HBO.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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There are two net-new black jackets present in the capsule, which is a rarity considering the minimalist, unadorned hue is one Sanoë has typically stayed away from.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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What the Becks didn’t know was that their daughter was born with a rare genetic defect—an incurable, untreatable mutation that caused her death within days.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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With millions of mutations occurring across countless generations, the odds of nature reassembling the same blueprint are effectively zero.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mundane loot like monster teeth and eyeballs all have different effects when paired with a basic attack, making for a mind-boggling number of combinations for how to dole out punishment.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Scheduled to play the University of Texas’ Frank Erwin Center in 2003, a freak ice storm cancelled our show.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Godard’s ode to American movies that required only a girl and a gun begat freak-flag-flying films like Slacker, which begat Linklater’s career, characterized by him following his own muse.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Anomaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomaly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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