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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
According to the National Library of Medicine, the rare congenital abnormality (also known as cardiac inversus, or dextrocardia with situs inversus) is a condition in which a person's heart and other vital internal organs are located on the opposite side of their body.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
We’ll be directed to follow a map toward abnormalities around the old zoo.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
He’s also suffered from the gait abnormality foot drop.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
So far, Grok’s ability to detect medical abnormalities have been mixed.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
We’ll be directed to follow a map toward abnormalities around the old zoo.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
He’s also suffered from the gait abnormality foot drop.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
So far, Grok’s ability to detect medical abnormalities have been mixed.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormality
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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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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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Liu’s laboratory designed a crucial component of the therapy — the base editor to fix KJ’s mutation.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Susannah was diagnosed with a mutation in her KIF1A gene.—
Leanne Miller,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 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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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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