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Recent Examples of abnormally
The story of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider follows Tanzaburo Tojima, a forty-year-old man who is abnormally obsessed with the Kamen Rider franchise.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The rain is much needed, as most of the Kansas City forecast area is abnormally dry, with moderate drought conditions creeping closer to its boundaries in mid-Missouri, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The disease causes blood cells to grow abnormally in the bone marrow.
—Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
As Connecticut starts off August with soaring temperatures and lots of sunshine, the state is facing abnormally dry conditions with the potential to turn into a moderate drought, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
The bacteria thrives in warm water, and cases tend to increase after hurricanes hit the coast, but one expert told NBC News the number of deaths is abnormally high for this point in the year.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Coastal erosion, saltwater inundation, and flood damage can be amplified during events like king tides—abnormally high tides that expose low-lying areas to unexpected hazards.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The rain is much needed, as most of the Kansas City forecast area is abnormally dry, with moderate drought conditions creeping closer to its boundaries in mid-Missouri, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The disease causes blood cells to grow abnormally in the bone marrow.
—Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
As Connecticut starts off August with soaring temperatures and lots of sunshine, the state is facing abnormally dry conditions with the potential to turn into a moderate drought, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
The bacteria thrives in warm water, and cases tend to increase after hurricanes hit the coast, but one expert told NBC News the number of deaths is abnormally high for this point in the year.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Coastal erosion, saltwater inundation, and flood damage can be amplified during events like king tides—abnormally high tides that expose low-lying areas to unexpected hazards.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
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Checking Activity Monitor for unknown processes or unusually high CPU or memory usage can reveal malware that tries to hide itself with random or unfamiliar names.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The speech was viewed by many as unusually political for a sitting justice.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
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But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Samples flown to the CDC in Atlanta demonstrated extraordinarily high levels — nearly every child urgently needed chelation to reduce the effects of lead poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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To begin with, Shore had an uncommonly encouraging and generous family.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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Again, there are references to USA Basketball and calls for a Jerry Colangelo-type, someone to establish a clear hierarchy and be singularly focused on the Cup.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many of the base’s survivors have similarly described the singularly horrific nature of those 45 square miles in eastern Cuba.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some genres may be extremely violent and gory, so parents may want to consider supervising their children's viewing of films or avoid them altogether.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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And Clark’s fans, who have often noted the exceptionally high level of physicality directed at Clark and who’ve been aghast at the league office’s reluctance to single out her unique star power, had good reasons to believe that the league was self-sabotaging.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Blooms are exceptionally large, reaching 8 inches in diameter.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Former Trustee Edward Lopez remembered Pendleton as polished, exceedingly smart and always thoughtful of other people’s points of view.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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As a speaker and an interviewer, Klein is exceedingly intelligent, fluid, and, if not conflict-averse, exactly, then polite.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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In all, 24 district and city attorneys filed the civil enforcement action alleging Sephora improperly handled the items defined as hazardous waste.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Applegreen won the contract after Waltham’s Global Partners alleged a key MassDOT official was improperly discussing the deal with officials connected to the Irish business.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Abnormally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormally. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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