abnormally

adverb

as in unusually

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Recent Examples of abnormally But with toxic levels of cobalt, the transcription factor is active without low oxygen levels, leading to abnormally high amounts of hemoglobin-carrying red blood cells—explaining the woman’s high hemoglobin levels. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 The continental United States logged its most abnormally hot March in 132 years of records, and Europe has seen unseasonable highs near 104 degrees. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 The continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records in March, with record-shattering extremes first in the Southwest and then across the rest of the nation. — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Birds such as swifts, swallows, sparrows, and starlings, which make their nests in the eaves of roofs, have been particularly affected by abnormally high temperatures, said Romaine de Jaegere, founder of the Center for the Rehabilitation of Animals Living in the Wild refuge in Temploux, in Belgium. — Makini Brice, USA Today, 23 June 2026 According to Macfarlane, significant heat waves and abnormally high summer temperatures should be expected statewide. — Hali Smith june 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026 Officials from Europe to India and Australia are warning of potential harmful effects, including heat waves and abnormally dry conditions. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 17 June 2026 The ongoing drought has led to abnormally dry dead surface fuels across the region. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 But SpaceX is disclosing a technical caveat that can disrupt a user’s online activities during periods of abnormally high usage. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
  1. unusually
  2. extraordinarily
  3. uncommonly
  4. singularly
  5. extremely
  6. exceptionally
  7. exceedingly
  8. improperly
Adverb
  • All of the indications are that this has been an unusually happy England camp so far.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • People may also have unusually bad gas, stomach cramps and nausea.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 13 July 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • Plants do not grow alone Soils hold a vast and extraordinarily diverse hidden world teeming with billions of microbes that are essential for sustaining life on Earth and supporting productive and resilient crops.
    — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • The finish also features some lingering mint/herbal character, along with both green and black tea tannins; that final duo is extraordinarily refreshing.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of extraordinarily
Adverb
  • The view was uncommonly broad, and the city skyline poked out of the eastern sky.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • The skilled pivot speaks almost perfect English and is uncommonly engaging to speak with.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • Yet there is something singularly unbecoming about a franchise as American as Superman (and its adjuncts) being willfully stripped of its patriotism and good cheer.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • ARTnews sat down with the show’s curator, Ingrid Schaffner, to talk about how the exhibition reveals Taylor’s crucial use of landscape, deepening common, overly simplified readings of his practice as singularly focused on portraiture.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Surveillance of a suspect can take hours or days, and is extremely resource-intensive.
    — Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of extremely
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  • Many people with Marfan are exceptionally tall—Abraham Lincoln, for one, may have had the syndrome—and are at very high risk of a kind of fatal rupture in the heart.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Come morning, guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast spread that includes an exceptionally tasty frittata, housemade granola, coconut chia pudding, and fresh fruits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • But turning that fractured and piecemeal popularity into a more direct competitor in the American sports landscape has proved exceedingly difficult for men’s soccer.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Managing scarcity through digital modeling While deuterium is highly abundant and easily extracted from standard seawater, tritium is exceedingly scarce in nature.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of exceedingly
Adverb
  • The most recent controversy came in January, when the county paid $135,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused Kramer of improperly slashing a property’s value by millions of dollars — then retaliating against the employee who raised alarms about it.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The new complaint accused Bojangles of failing to adequately secure employee data, misleading workers about how safe its systems were and improperly benefiting by skimping on cybersecurity.
    — Chase Jordan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of improperly

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