aberrations

plural of aberration

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aberrations There’s not enough space in one letter to describe the aberrations of this president. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 The 2008 deadline acquisition of CC Sabathia and 2018 offseason deal for Christian Yelich were mere aberrations in the status quo. Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 And that those who carry both principles in a single body, who have always carried both, are not aberrations of this cosmology. Vogue, 1 June 2026 But as the film quietly signals, a society’s obscenities are not aberrations, only parts of an ugly chapter in a long history. Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 However, the 14mm shows more corner aberrations than the 20mm and 24mm lenses. James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026 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 Here and there, artistic aberrations emerge in the motif. Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 During the interrogations, Kelley determines that Göring and his fellow Nazi leaders were not historical aberrations, but ordinary people who had descended a dark moral path – one that even seemingly upright, war-victorious Americans might be capable of following. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberrations
Noun
  • There were no reports of anomalies from about a dozen nuclear power plants and other facilities that handle nuclear materials, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The platform manages client dashboards, drafts performance reports, monitors data quality, flags anomalies, supports internal operations, and synthesizes context from meetings so leaders are not forced to sit in every room to stay informed.
    Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With rare exceptions, EV sound is little more than an affectation.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Washington had carved out exceptions for itself and some European countries to buy Russian oil, and the Biden administration had even encouraged India to buy Russian oil under a price cap as part of a plan to stabilize the global oil market.
    C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • After her annual mammogram showed abnormalities, Oteri hadn’t initially been concerned.
    Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The scan would serve as an additional safeguard, since breast MRIs can detect abnormalities that mammograms miss.
    Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Aberrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberrations. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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