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Recent Examples of abnormally
From the Detroit River to North Cape, a low water advisory was issued for Lake Erie for abnormally low water levels caused by strong winds pushing the lake waters east away from the shore.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
If a single account seems abnormally good at predicting the outcome of a single player’s games, that’s suspicious.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The advisories report that abnormally low water levels are expected, with water falling below the critical mark of -1 inch above low water datum starting late Tuesday and likely persisting through Wednesday.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The story of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider follows Tanzaburo Tojima, a forty-year-old man who is abnormally obsessed with the Kamen Rider franchise.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The rain is much needed, as most of the Kansas City forecast area is abnormally dry, with moderate drought conditions creeping closer to its boundaries in mid-Missouri, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The disease causes blood cells to grow abnormally in the bone marrow.
—Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
If a single account seems abnormally good at predicting the outcome of a single player’s games, that’s suspicious.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The advisories report that abnormally low water levels are expected, with water falling below the critical mark of -1 inch above low water datum starting late Tuesday and likely persisting through Wednesday.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The story of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider follows Tanzaburo Tojima, a forty-year-old man who is abnormally obsessed with the Kamen Rider franchise.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The rain is much needed, as most of the Kansas City forecast area is abnormally dry, with moderate drought conditions creeping closer to its boundaries in mid-Missouri, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The disease causes blood cells to grow abnormally in the bone marrow.
—Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
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Temperatures are expected to gradually moderate later in the week, but the current chill underscores the need for continued attention to weather alerts and safety practices as the unusually cold air mass exits the state.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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When ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific are close to average — not unusually warm like El Niño or unusually cool like La Niña — scientists refer to it as ENSO neutral.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Large language models are trained on data that is already extraordinarily refined.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the Nanotyrannus specimen is 100% complete, which is extraordinarily rare in the fossil record, Napoli noted.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the re-escalation of hostile rhetoric Friday was the proximate excuse for the market's uncommonly calm ascent to crack.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Whatever, Roberts liked the characterization, the description of grit as a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While Florida’s issues have hit a national scale, the burden is carried by each player and coach singularly.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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In this case, the doomed star must have been massive (about 30 times the Sun’s mass), which made the flare exceptionally powerful.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Where to Stay Staying at Mount Nelson is like going to your grandmother's house—if your grandmother was exceptionally chic, loved the color pink, and had invited John Lennon over to meditate in her garden.—
Emily Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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In an exceedingly rare father-son faceoff, the 2026 Grammy Awards will feature 92-year-old Willie Nelson in one corner and his 36-year-old son Lukas in the other as the two face off in the first-ever race for Best Traditional Country Album.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Harrison Brunicke made the Penguins’ roster out of training camp and played exceedingly well in his first handful of NHL appearances.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gabbard denied behaving improperly and suggested the accusations were politically motivated.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Broth was being improperly cooled in the walk-in refrigerator.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Abnormally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormally. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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