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as in anomaly
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 exception
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 abnormality
If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
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
The company will then temporarily shut the reactor on February 20, or later, to check for any abnormalities before undergoing a final inspection by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, other work has shown that people with psychopathy, which often aligns with immoral behavior, have abnormalities in their amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex regions that are directly connected by the uncinate fasciculus.
—Christopher M. Filley, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
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
The company will then temporarily shut the reactor on February 20, or later, to check for any abnormalities before undergoing a final inspection by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, other work has shown that people with psychopathy, which often aligns with immoral behavior, have abnormalities in their amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex regions that are directly connected by the uncinate fasciculus.
—Christopher M. Filley, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormality
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Space One terminated the mission about three minutes into flight, at an altitude of roughly 62 miles (100 kilometers), after detecting performance anomalies.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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That one-year absence seemed like an anomaly when Stanford started this season with three wins over tournament locks (North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington) and only one damaging loss (to Florida Gulf Coast).—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even the biggest indie acts of the last 15 years or so tend to be solo singer-songwriters masquerading as bands, but Brooklyn’s Geese, the buzziest rock band in years, are a total exception.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The mutation results in a block in the transport of creatine to the brain and muscle.—
Leanne Miller,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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He was named the school’s athletic director in 1980, a rarity for non-football coaches, particularly in the SPC.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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While its skull is almost completely intact—a rarity for fossils of this age—part of the face is shattered, complicating its study.—
Margherita Bassi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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