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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
An April 2 post from JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission profile on the social media platform X stated that the spacecraft had detected an abnormality on March 21 and had automatically transitioned into safe mode.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Markets test Trump As stocks whipsawed this month, volatility gripped Treasuries and the dollar broadly weakened, leaving investors wondering whether this was just a bout of extreme abnormality or a foreshadowing of more turmoil to come.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Why Did the Aztec Empire's Headdress of Montezuma End Up in Vienna?
Representing Ancient Society
There was a clear choice to present someone who had some sort of abnormality, which could mean a number of things, says Cook.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder of the way the gut and brain interact that results in functional changes in the digestive tract, such as diarrhea or constipation, without structural or tissue abnormalities.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Markets test Trump As stocks whipsawed this month, volatility gripped Treasuries and the dollar broadly weakened, leaving investors wondering whether this was just a bout of extreme abnormality or a foreshadowing of more turmoil to come.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Why Did the Aztec Empire's Headdress of Montezuma End Up in Vienna?
Representing Ancient Society
There was a clear choice to present someone who had some sort of abnormality, which could mean a number of things, says Cook.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder of the way the gut and brain interact that results in functional changes in the digestive tract, such as diarrhea or constipation, without structural or tissue abnormalities.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormality
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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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Plays like that make Mangiapane valuable on any roster, even if that 35-goal season with the Calgary Flames back in 2021-22 turns out to be an anomaly.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
9 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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Influenza pandemics are shaped by more than viral mutation.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The microscopic gene-editors zeroed in on one of Muldoon's mutations so tiny molecular scissors could perform a kind of genetic surgery — literally rewriting his genetic code to fix his defect.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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Those are rarities throughout the last 6,000 years of recorded history.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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That is the point, as MSNBC for the first time builds out its own news division, a rarity for linear TV these days, while retaining a lineup of primetime progressive hosts.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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