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as in anomalies
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
the abnormalities in the tree's leaves are caused by disease
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as in exceptions
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
let the vet know if you notice any abnormalities in your pet's behavior
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Recent Examples of abnormalities
Additionally, noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) screens for chromosomal abnormalities, offering vital information about the baby’s health.
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Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
The event is open to people ages 12 to 25 and is designed to detect heart abnormalities that can cause sudden cardiac arrest, the leading cause of death among young athletes.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
There is an ongoing scientific controversy over whether obese individuals with no metabolic abnormalities, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, or hypertension, should be treated as higher risk.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Abnormalities in legal filings Questions began to emerge about the Nevada County cases last summer, after a judge noticed abnormalities in references to legal precedent in a brief filed by a prosecutor.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But over 1,200 clones later, the experiment stopped, because by that last generation the mice kept dying immediately after being born, despite displaying no outward physical abnormalities.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
There are different metabolites in the mitochondria that also reflect metabolic abnormalities.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
This finding matches with prior research, carried out in lab mice and rats, which has found that long-term methylphenidate treatment in juvenile animals normalizes some abnormalities in dopamine-rich brain regions.
—David Cox, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Any abnormalities, such as areas of inflammation or suspicious growths, can be biopsied and tested.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
The event is open to people ages 12 to 25 and is designed to detect heart abnormalities that can cause sudden cardiac arrest, the leading cause of death among young athletes.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
There is an ongoing scientific controversy over whether obese individuals with no metabolic abnormalities, such as diabetes, high cholesterol, or hypertension, should be treated as higher risk.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Abnormalities in legal filings Questions began to emerge about the Nevada County cases last summer, after a judge noticed abnormalities in references to legal precedent in a brief filed by a prosecutor.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
But over 1,200 clones later, the experiment stopped, because by that last generation the mice kept dying immediately after being born, despite displaying no outward physical abnormalities.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
There are different metabolites in the mitochondria that also reflect metabolic abnormalities.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
This finding matches with prior research, carried out in lab mice and rats, which has found that long-term methylphenidate treatment in juvenile animals normalizes some abnormalities in dopamine-rich brain regions.
—David Cox, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Any abnormalities, such as areas of inflammation or suspicious growths, can be biopsied and tested.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormalities
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Kawamura and the production designer Ryo Sugimoto have tweaked and expanded upon the game’s spare visual elements, updating, among other objects, the wall posters where several of the trickiest anomalies lie.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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People demand consistent application of laws that are riddled with subjective anomalies, then bemoan a lack of common sense whenever an official dares to interpret a rule too literally.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The ordinance, unanimously adopted by the City Council on March 17, clamps down on height exceptions for residential buildings and revises the process for considering high-volume drive-thru restaurants, to allow for more council oversight.—
Rose Evans
April 12,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Apr. 2026
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All meals and drinks (with some exceptions; see below) are included on Evrima.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Protein language models, which are AI systems trained on millions of natural protein sequences, can quickly predict how mutations will change a protein’s behavior or design new proteins.—
Stephen D. Turner,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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The team used an Alzheimer’s mouse model that includes human familial mutations and develops early signs of the condition.—
Brianna Abbott,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Abnormalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormalities. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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