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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
As Allen tells the Guardian, these developments aren’t aberrations from tarot’s beginnings but instead represent a natural progression.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump’s attempts to ignore or bully Congress look like a natural progression, not an aberration.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Palud follows the same aberration when Being Maria tracks Schneider’s descent into heroin addiction, her wayward film career, family turmoil, and bisexuality.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Bear in mind, the aberration (above) came in the last 60 seconds of normal time, with the score tied at 1-1.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump’s attempts to ignore or bully Congress look like a natural progression, not an aberration.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Palud follows the same aberration when Being Maria tracks Schneider’s descent into heroin addiction, her wayward film career, family turmoil, and bisexuality.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Bear in mind, the aberration (above) came in the last 60 seconds of normal time, with the score tied at 1-1.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
Noun
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Be smart: Keeping your brain on its toes, so to speak, can help prevent dementia.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
7 May 2025
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Social isolation is a leading risk factor for a wide range of serious health problems, including heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.—
Rob Simmelkjaer,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
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Automated Alerts And Human Validation An AI system might flag an anomaly and send a real-time alert.—
Shashidhar Reddy Keshireddy,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Doncic enters a pivotal offseason looking to ensure that the Lakers’ disappointing end to 2024-25 was an anomaly.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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As part of an agreement between defense and prosecuting attorneys, 35-year-old Bryson Levy was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Feb. 4.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to the stabbings two years ago that killed David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou Najm, 20, as well as the near-fatal attack on Guillory.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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Asking for fairness, the state workers who gathered outside the Caltrans headquarters across from the Capitol delivered a petition, urging the department to reconsider allowing exceptions to the telework policy.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Judge Florence Pan pressed Graver to explain why the Federal Reserve should be carved out as an exception to boards Trump should have control over, but the labor boards should not.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The White House has cited legislation passed during the peak of the nation’s Cold War hysteria, like the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952, which expanded the government’s deportation powers.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The lynchings take place against a backdrop of hysteria created by the R.S.S. and its allies—a paranoid narrative of a vast majority, nearly a billion strong, being victimized by a much smaller minority.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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King underwent surgery Tuesday after doctors discovered a heart abnormality.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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After undergoing tests, it was discovered that King had a heart abnormality and underwent successful surgery to address it.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Related article ‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana’: Surgeon General warns pregnant women and youth about pot risks Young people who use marijuana are more likely to develop long-lasting mental disorders, including depression, social anxiety and schizophrenia, and drop out of school, the CDC said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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For the past 14 years, Palafox has served as private conservator to her son, deemed gravely disabled by schizophrenia that took hold in his early 20s.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
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The head coach, general manager and quarterback are all back, which has been a rarity around Bank of America Stadium during David Tepper’s seven-year tenure as owner.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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That's a rarity for the company, which is known for its pioneering rocket reuse.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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