abnormally

adverb

as in unusually

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Recent Examples of abnormally Recent rains in many areas of Maryland have brought temporary relief from dry conditions, but most of us are still abnormally dry or in a drought that began about two years ago. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026 And while ocean temperatures along the coast will remain warmer than average through the coming months — fueling more abnormally hot and humid days — the overall atmospheric pattern will help cool things down. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Los Angeles recorded a West Nile virus fatality and California hit a five-year high in cases, following an abnormally warm winter and a blistering March heat wave, The Times’s Clara Harter reports. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 About 88% of Minnesota is either experiencing abnormally dry or drought conditions. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Jack County had similar conditions, with only 56% of the county considered abnormally dry last week. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The intensity levels range from abnormally dry, or D0, to exceptional drought, or D4. — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026 Other months were abnormally high, relative to neighboring months. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 So far, results are most promising for people with abnormally high blood pressure who are deficient in the mineral, Edwards told HEALTH. — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
  1. unusually
  2. extraordinarily
  3. uncommonly
  4. singularly
  5. extremely
  6. exceptionally
  7. exceedingly
  8. improperly
Adverb
  • Bred and owned by German breeder Julius-Peter Sinnack, United’s parents come from an unusually close family line.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His writing is unusually rife with proper nouns—Buddy, Sarah, Evie, Genevieve, Billy, Joey, Miss B.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • Printed, copied, and circulated among an extraordinarily literate population, the Constitution executed a covenant and allowed, too, for the exertion of power over vast distances.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Digital movements can become extraordinarily powerful when online mobilization connects with a genuine and widespread social grievance.
    — Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of extraordinarily
Adverb
  • This uncommonly thoughtful Jason Statham vehicle is based on a real 1971 heist.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some have already noted the uncommonly high demand for PV5 campers and alluded to early plans to bring the PV7 into the fold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • The New York Democrat is singularly focused on winning back control of the House.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The desire to see Russia as singularly the product of its steppe heritage ends up distorting and simplifying this history.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Deposition systems add extremely thin layers of material onto a silicon wafer.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Sony Headphones Labor Day Deal Weighing in at just 192 grams, the Sony WH-CH720N brings flagship-level noise canceling tech to an exceptionally comfortable design.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s El Niño is forecast to be exceptionally intense, possibly record-breaking.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • Trump has repeatedly said that large numbers of undocumented immigrants are voting but so far has not produced evidence that the practice is anything but exceedingly rare.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In this scenario, large pools that are not connected to the infinite seas become exceedingly rare.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceedingly
Adverb
  • But advocates of more protective parenting argue free-range parenting increases the risk children encounter danger and, in some cases, can result in neglect when children are improperly supervised.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI accused DeepSeek of using data improperly, Google claimed attackers tried to clone Gemini, and Anthropic suggested that Alibaba should be criminally punished for allegedly launching the largest-ever cloning attack on Claude.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of improperly

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