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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
His lawyer said in court filings that his crime was an aberration.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
These flat metalenses could focus this light without the kinds of aberrations that can result from the curves of conventional optics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
This is no longer an aberration.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025
So why is Prasad’s allegation that a very small number of kids have died from COVID shots being treated as some unholy aberration?
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
These flat metalenses could focus this light without the kinds of aberrations that can result from the curves of conventional optics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
This is no longer an aberration.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025
So why is Prasad’s allegation that a very small number of kids have died from COVID shots being treated as some unholy aberration?
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
Noun
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The subjects didn’t have dementia at the start of the study.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Family members should watch for warning signs of common medical conditions in aging adults, such as dementia.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Environmental police have deployed side-scan sonar to try to gather data and detect anomalies on the ocean floor, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Scientists subtract the temperature anomalies in the rest of the tropical Pacific from those in the region most important for El Niño.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Replacing those funds with a sales tax would be unfair and regressive while hoping that the state will come up with some other source of funding is an exercise in insanity.—
Judy Mollica,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorneys hoped to convince the jury that Gacy was not guilty by reason of insanity.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The exception to the rule came in the Division 5 boys bracket, where league champion Health Sciences was awarded a home game for a Monday play-in contest against higher-seeded Holtville.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Those exceptions are not listed in the OMES report.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoman,
15 Feb. 2026
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Even platonic friendship isn’t safe from this Hollywood hysteria.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
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The director cleverly dishes out these double meanings from start to finish, fusing the parental experience with tons of gore, hysteria, visual gags and occasional jump scares.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026
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At Function, in addition to preventative, full-body MRI screening to detect early stage cancers, aneurysms and abnormalities, patients can also seek out extensive panels of blood tests to interpret all their results with proper perspective.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Orange County gives the association $20,000 a year to pay for prescription drugs for those with more severe conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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His attorney, Keith Halpern, explained that Haney has a history of mental health issues, including schizophrenia.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Temperatures remained solidly below freezing during both daytime and nighttime for several consecutive days — a rarity at a statewide scale for Texas.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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Eyes turn to this one because a win here seals a second straight league title for Methuen/Tewksbury (15-0-2), which is a rarity in the MVC/DCL Large.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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