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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration
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as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses
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Recent Examples of aberration
Beyond the gate there’s a floating coagulation of detritus.
¶ Sebastopol
The occasional aberration forms in the air.
—
Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
Its wide-open sharpness is truly impressive, with coma aberration well controlled, leading to pinpoint stars across the frame.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 29 July 2025
The huge divergence between the ADP and BLS reports, then, might not be that much of a statistical aberration — and could point to a growing schism in the U.S. labor market.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 July 2025
What Clara endured is an aberration, but Burton draws attention to how cultural norms around pregnancy suppressed Clara’s ability to successfully communicate what was happening to her.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
Its wide-open sharpness is truly impressive, with coma aberration well controlled, leading to pinpoint stars across the frame.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 29 July 2025
The huge divergence between the ADP and BLS reports, then, might not be that much of a statistical aberration — and could point to a growing schism in the U.S. labor market.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 July 2025
What Clara endured is an aberration, but Burton draws attention to how cultural norms around pregnancy suppressed Clara’s ability to successfully communicate what was happening to her.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
Noun
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The legendary actor retired after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition — the second most common type of dementia behind Alzheimer’s disease — causes a gradual decline in cognitive function and often shares the physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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The other 155 anomalies wound up being natural formations like plant growth or artificial items like fishing gear, as noted in the release.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Analytical signal map of the residual field with the red dots representing the anomalies.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kittle’s defense attorney revealed his client is a paranoid schizophrenic and was previously found not guilty on prior charges by reason of insanity.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For all his insanity, his base is energized, and behind him.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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The ordinance, however, did carve out the exception that local officials would contact ICE if an inmate had a detainer assigned to them, The Courier Journal reported.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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And that exception disappeared entirely rather than being rewritten.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The child then reportedly ran, sparking hysteria on an escalator at the Vine City railway station as passengers crowded onto it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 July 2025
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Somewhere around the seventh inning, the hysteria really set in.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Even in midlife, women remain at risk for developing cervical abnormalities and cervical cancer, which can progress silently over many years, Goldman says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
4 Aug. 2025
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Michigan's Great Lakes don't produce tsunamis, but weather conditions can cause abnormalities in water levels and movements that can appear similar, and are known as seiches or meteotsunamis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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In Eric Lin’s film, Liu plays Irene Chao, a Chinese-American single parent who is battling health issues, while caring for a son who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nicholson, a recovering addict allegedly diagnosed with schizophrenia, has a history of mixing prescription medication with illicit substances, per the police report’s summary of Lawlor’s statements.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Walk through the quaint lobby to find another hidden gem, the Sax Garden, a romantic French-style garden restaurant, complete with a heated outdoor pool (a rarity in Paris), checkerboard marble floors and green foliage.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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This difficult position might explain why Putin’s grip over even his own loyal underlings is slipping as more economic officials speak out with warnings over the dire state of the economy—a rarity in Putin’s command and control system.—
Time,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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