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Recent Examples of abnormally
Prices are abnormally low given the tomato harvesting season.
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Doctors say symptoms such as severe chest pain, abnormally fast heartbeat, unexplained fainting or passing out during physical exercise should be evaluated by a health care professional.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Over the past 48 hours, southeastern Wisconsin has experienced abnormally warm temperatures for mid-February, and now will come rain and a chance of thunderstorms.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
That’s extremely cold, even as much of the open Atlantic Ocean remains abnormally warm.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
With this type, a different kind of antibody, called IgM, gets abnormally programmed.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
Hypothermia, frostbite from extreme cold Hypothermia is abnormally low body temperature, caused when a person is exposed to extremely low temperatures for long periods of time.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Much of North Texas is abnormally dry for this time of year.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
But when winter fails to deliver significant mountain snow, the resulting snow drought – a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year – can intensify those impacts, according to NOAA.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Doctors say symptoms such as severe chest pain, abnormally fast heartbeat, unexplained fainting or passing out during physical exercise should be evaluated by a health care professional.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Over the past 48 hours, southeastern Wisconsin has experienced abnormally warm temperatures for mid-February, and now will come rain and a chance of thunderstorms.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
That’s extremely cold, even as much of the open Atlantic Ocean remains abnormally warm.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
With this type, a different kind of antibody, called IgM, gets abnormally programmed.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
Hypothermia, frostbite from extreme cold Hypothermia is abnormally low body temperature, caused when a person is exposed to extremely low temperatures for long periods of time.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Much of North Texas is abnormally dry for this time of year.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
But when winter fails to deliver significant mountain snow, the resulting snow drought – a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year – can intensify those impacts, according to NOAA.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
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Paramount, unusually, had moved on regulatory approvals without a deal in hand so there is nothing, in fact, to close on.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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One afternoon in 2024, when her session in court had ended unusually early, Gisèle Pelicot went to the Leclerc supermarket in Carpentras, a picturesque town in Provence.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The service There’s a relaxed SoCal vibe at Casa Cody, but the staff is still extraordinarily attentive and friendly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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These are all really good people who do that extraordinarily well.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, for years, the Legislature has been too singularly focused on creating and incentivizing dispatchable energy, to the detriment of other important and effective solutions.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Savings seemingly secured with lower rates can easily be negated by other expenses that can be easily overlooked if singularly focused on rates.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Criminal defenses that meet the legal threshold to argue an alternative perpetrator was responsible are extremely uncommon in the state, legal experts told the Statesman.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fajardo-Acosta described him as an extremely serious person who also possessed a good sense of humor, spoke very eloquently and read all the time.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Despite being right off Twentynine Palms Highway, the property is exceptionally quiet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Modern cat owners want products that perform exceptionally well, are low‑dust, sustainable and safe for their pets—and don’t add extra mess to their homes.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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An exceedingly small number, Fu said, went to bed very late and woke up very early.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Republicans have lauded the measure as a reasonable way to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots, though instances of noncitizens voting are exceedingly rare.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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After Sweden accused Canada of double-touching stones on Friday, igniting a global controversy, Canadian curler Marc Kennedy leveled allegations against the Swedes of improperly filming his delivery.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The newspaper found a judge who improperly threatened to call immigration authorities on a defendant in his courtroom and a court that illegally used contempt of court to dramatically inflate jail sentences for poor and unhoused individuals.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Abnormally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormally. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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