1
as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
a year of aberrant weather—record rainfall in the summer, record heat in the autumn
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as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
aberrant behavior can be a sign of rabies in a wild animal
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as in deviant
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Recent Examples of aberrant
Sidd Bikkannavar, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2010
Here are three recent examples: AI fails to explain an aberrant automobile production number
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—John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Back in 2022, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany showed that administering CAR T-cell therapy to five people with severe lupus could completely remove the aberrant B cells, sending all of the patients into remission.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
To rescue Hubble, experts worked for months to build new optics to intercept the light bouncing off the telescope's main mirror and correct its aberrant shape.
—Sidd Bikkannavar, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2010
Here are three recent examples: AI fails to explain an aberrant automobile production number
Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Back in 2022, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany showed that administering CAR T-cell therapy to five people with severe lupus could completely remove the aberrant B cells, sending all of the patients into remission.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aberrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberrant
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The sale prices reflect the unusual situation of a large company buying several houses that weren't listed for sale − with plans to demolish or move them to help assemble the development site, said Didier, who operates a Re/Max franchise.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Bringing together wildlife filmmaking with reality competition is unusual.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Retinopathy of prematurity is an eye disease that impacts premature babies and occurs when there is abnormal growth of the blood vessels in the retina.—
Ramal Nasim
Updated July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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This mutation produces an abnormal transthyretin (TTR) protein that misfolds and forms amyloid deposits in the heart.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The lone wolf myth also suggests that extremists are abnormal deviants with anti-social personalities.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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The public believed this story of intentionality so completely that every shark bite was essentially a murder, and every shark a potential murderer, and the beach was the scene of a crime by a deviant monster against innocent beachgoers.—
Chris Pepin-Neff,
Scientific American,
26 May 2025
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The path to extraordinary results starts with recognizing what already comes naturally to you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Getty Images/Warren Little The World No. 1 will have the extraordinary chance to complete it on his 30th birthday, as his birthday, June 21, coincides with the final round of next year's US Open at Shinnecock Hills.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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His footwork and instincts at third base are unnatural regardless of the maximum effort Chisholm Jr. has put into playing the position.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
7 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Other characters include outcasts, visionaries and eccentrics — all of whom live on the margins as unseen — a former priest, a girl trapped in working her family’s candy stand, a woman who learned preaching from her brother and is a caretaker for her dying housemate.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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Her work in front of and behind the camera has been exceptional.—
Banseka Kayembe,
Refinery29,
18 July 2025
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Yet the difference between successful, not-enough-hours-in-the-day executives and truly exceptional leaders with ample downtime often lies in their ability to protect their attention.—
Ginni Saraswati,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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As always, however, IT leaders will need to balance their deployment plans with cost-management efforts that address the unique capabilities of agentic AI.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The tour will also see a unique family connection play out on Australian stages.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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“Aberrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberrant. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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