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
Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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
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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
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Noun
With this book, Willy’s style began venturing into aberrant linguistic territory.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberrant
Adjective
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although unconventional, Blanco doubled down on his unusual shower routine in conversation with Gomez for Interview.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These numbers—like most of the company’s year-over-year comparisons—are not abnormal for the company at this stage.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lewy body dementia: This type of dementia is caused by an accumulation of Lewy bodies (a type of abnormal protein deposit) in certain areas of the brain.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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The choice is whether to exhaust yourself trying to conduct every note or to lay down a rhythm that enables your entire team to create something extraordinary together.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Shooting for the stars and achieving the extraordinary is nothing new for elite athletes who reach the pinnacle of any sport.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Every great defense has that type of unnatural DNA, and across the entire team, Ulbrich expressed to CNN.—
Hailey Hurst,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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That’s because Google’s algorithms are designed to spot and penalize unnatural link patterns.—
Nick Zviadadze,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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The term describes someone over 80 with an exceptional memory — one at least as good as the memories of people who are 20 to 30 years younger.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Subsequent investigation indicates the problem was caused by an exceptional combination of circumstances in which the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) did not include the allergen on the packaging.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Big deal: The thawing IPO market may get one of its biggest — and unique — deals of all time later this year.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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Smaller sets will offer a short array of more unique shades.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Aberrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberrant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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