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Recent Examples of abnormally
Drought conditions are spreading across the region, and much of the Philadelphia area is either abnormally dry or in a moderate drought.
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Tammie Souza, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Khamsi cites the example of hemimegalencephaly, a rare disorder in which half of the brain is abnormally enlarged.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Jenkins also noted that work on season 6 took abnormally long because of visual effects and because episodes are still being translated into various languages.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Winter 2023 was abnormally wet.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
An abnormally warm end to winter that has all but robbed Tahoe ski areas of snow has many people wondering whether this is among the region’s worst or shortest ski seasons.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Record low snowpack Every major river basin and state in the West is experiencing a snow drought, a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year, according to NOAA.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Tammie Souza, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Khamsi cites the example of hemimegalencephaly, a rare disorder in which half of the brain is abnormally enlarged.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Jenkins also noted that work on season 6 took abnormally long because of visual effects and because episodes are still being translated into various languages.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Winter 2023 was abnormally wet.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
An abnormally warm end to winter that has all but robbed Tahoe ski areas of snow has many people wondering whether this is among the region’s worst or shortest ski seasons.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Record low snowpack Every major river basin and state in the West is experiencing a snow drought, a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year, according to NOAA.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
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This year, after unusually heavy rains in February, Carrizo Plain erupted in a dramatic bloom in March, attracting several hundred visitors per day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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He is measured by temperament, analytical by training (Princeton, Harvard, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey), and unusually candid about what keeps him up at night.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite their small size, the fish undertake an extraordinarily demanding climb that has been likened to a salmon scaling something as extreme as Niagara Falls or even the CN Tower.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The digital world can appear to be an extraordinarily novel domain.—
David B Mcgarry,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet the murals remain a singularly ambitious attempt to map American life, past and present, exposing the fault lines in conflicted visions of national history and identity.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Flavor-wise, both the Molten Lava Cake and Strawberry Burst were pleasant, but less singularly memorable than the Cinnamon Caramel Pop-Tart.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2026
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Even if well-intentioned, this kind of unsolicited feedback can be extremely frustrating and even hurtful.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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After the family moved to America, Crockett was diagnosed with the extremely rare syndactyly-telecanthus-anogenital and renal malformations syndrome, or STAR syndrome, which impacts different parts of the body.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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For much of the country, March was not only exceptionally warm but exceptionally dry, ranking as the driest March since 2013 across the Lower 48.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In addition to dense fur, sea otters have exceptionally high metabolic rates.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Time and again, the panel of experts invited to provide testimony said voter fraud is exceedingly rare and that there is no evidence of widespread cheating.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Election experts testified that voter fraud is exceedingly rare and Trump’s proposals target nonexistent problems while threatening voting access for eligible citizens.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, five eateries received citations for health code violations including old food debris, a lack of hand soap and improperly cooled rice.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Once they’ve been received by customers, the company isn’t able to guarantee they haven’t been tampered with, opened, contaminated or improperly stored.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Abnormally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormally. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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