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abnormally

adverb

as in unusually

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Recent Examples of abnormally Getting too much potassium, whether through food or supplements, can cause hyperkalemia, in which abnormally high levels of potassium build up in the blood. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026 On Wednesday, temperatures will still remain abnormally high, although fewer records are expected to fall than in days past. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The abnormally strong event may boost extreme weather, flooding and erosion of the coast. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 The winter was abnormally warm and dry, too, and Denverites started watering trees as early as January, Fisher said. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Trades of around $5,500 made up a large share of transactions on the contracts, and that 24-hour trading volume was abnormally high compared to actual resting liquidity. — Davis Giangiulio,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Storming the coast Recent hits to beaches were a result of strong swells from hurricanes in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Warrick said, as well as abnormally high tides. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 As of Thursday, abnormally dry conditions stretched across portions of Northern California, the Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada and Southern California. — Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 However, in a person with PCD, those threadlike structures can beat abnormally, hindering airway clearance and contributing to recurrent respiratory infections. — Molly Finlay, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

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Now industry is fixated on its unusually large lithium concentrations in its massive underground aquifer.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Instead of letting surplus power go unused, a growing class of thermal energy storage systems is exploring an unusually simple solution—heating sand.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of unusually

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Keller Central is an extraordinarily tough first round opponent led by phenom twins Isaiah and Jeremiah Taylor.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
In modern cells, that chemistry is extraordinarily complex, orchestrating some 1 billion reactions per second.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of extraordinarily

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Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Neither starter excelled on a tense, uncommonly hot October night in downtown San Diego.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncommonly

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But Possible Love is the sort of singularly rich, overflowing, evocative drama that covers an entire spectrum of emotions, running the gamut from bliss to bad behavior.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
After recent seasons of attempting to singularly lift the Milwaukee Bucks, Antetokounmpo found himself not only again in the midst of heavy lifting, but this time also second best on the court.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of singularly

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Vintage Cartiers proved exceptionally popular, with all 16 references sparking fierce bidding battles and most selling for above high estimates.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
This winter could be exceptionally busy for rescuers if — as forecasted — the Super El Niño brewing in the Pacific sends a steady parade of atmospheric river storms marching into Los Angeles County’s highest peak.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of exceptionally

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Some voters were improperly kicked off the voting rolls because of address mistakes contained in voter information Watson had purchased from the Experian credit rating agency, the news site Mississippi Today reported Friday.

— Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Oklahoma alleged the company improperly charged pharmacies transaction fees between September 2020 and October 2021.

— Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

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