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Recent Examples of abnormally
But SpaceX is disclosing a technical caveat that can disrupt a user’s online activities during periods of abnormally high usage.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Hummingbirds Bypassed Your Area At the same time, abnormally mild spring weather can motivate hummingbirds to move north in search of a place to nest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
Now, following 44 games in Double-A with an abnormally high BABIP, Cox is a Giant.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Receiving a diagnosis The couple first noticed something was different about Rylan at 3 years old, when his body seemed abnormally puffy and swollen.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
The drought intensified steadily across North Carolina throughout the spring after months of abnormally dry weather.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Options traders are expecting an abnormally big move for the stock.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 27 May 2026
So it wouldn’t be perceived abnormally, really.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
But Sean Payton’s team was also abnormally good in one-score games, won its final two against division foes without their starting quarterbacks, played a third-place schedule and stayed fairly healthy — until overtime of the divisional round, at least.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Hummingbirds Bypassed Your Area At the same time, abnormally mild spring weather can motivate hummingbirds to move north in search of a place to nest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
Now, following 44 games in Double-A with an abnormally high BABIP, Cox is a Giant.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Receiving a diagnosis The couple first noticed something was different about Rylan at 3 years old, when his body seemed abnormally puffy and swollen.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
The drought intensified steadily across North Carolina throughout the spring after months of abnormally dry weather.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Options traders are expecting an abnormally big move for the stock.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 27 May 2026
So it wouldn’t be perceived abnormally, really.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
But Sean Payton’s team was also abnormally good in one-score games, won its final two against division foes without their starting quarterbacks, played a third-place schedule and stayed fairly healthy — until overtime of the divisional round, at least.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
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The restrictions started as the Charlotte region sank deeper into severe and extreme drought this spring after months of unusually dry weather.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Democrats’ unusually slow ballot returns hint at either strategic last-minute voting or voter fatigue, despite record-breaking campaign spending.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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The Nine Essentials Of The Human Diet Our biological needs are extraordinarily specific.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Today, health care workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are caring for Ebola patients under extraordinarily challenging conditions.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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The skilled pivot speaks almost perfect English and is uncommonly engaging to speak with.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Trump took an uncommonly equanimous approach to Tuesday’s results the following morning.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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But Jenn says that the morning-to-night creations from Kristin Colazas Rodriguez in San Pedro are singularly excellent.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Intelligence cannot be reduced to analytical logic alone because intelligence itself is not singularly logical.—
Hamilton Mann,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Canfield, as proven by her work in Stereophonic, is extremely able at playing a character with a pristine, almost porcelain surface and roiling depths.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Within less than two decades, the banana plant had established itself across an exceptionally large geographic area from its initial start in Hispaniola.—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
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The result is a cohort of high-achieving students who perform exceptionally well, yet often expend significant mental and emotional energy maintaining that performance.—
Sharon A. Kuhn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The service The Sagamore’s staff is exceedingly polite and easily reachable via text message.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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This was made possible because I was left home alone for exceedingly long stretches of time.—
Kimberly McCreight,
Time,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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The actions reflect growing concern inside the administration that weak oversight is allowing enormous sums of public healthcare spending to flow out the door improperly.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Bishop argued that Fulton County is improperly asking the judge to speculate about whether any future charges might be barred by statutes of limitations before investigators have completed their work.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2026
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“Abnormally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormally. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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