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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
a completely abnormal school day, because half of the kids were out sick
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as in unnatural
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
noticed his abnormal breathing and took him to the emergency room
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Recent Examples of abnormal
These mature programs continuously monitor SaaS apps, AI behavior and secret usage, quickly flagging abnormal access and revoking risky credentials before damage can occur.
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Amir Khayat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
These include: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US): A common abnormal Pap test result.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
Randomly passing out Fainting or almost fainting without a clear cause can be a red flag for abnormal heart rhythms, internal bleeding, or neurological issues.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
The antivirus will also scan for security vulnerabilities, abnormal system setting changes, and tracking cookies.
—PC Magazine, 20 July 2025
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Amir Khayat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
These include: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US): A common abnormal Pap test result.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
Randomly passing out Fainting or almost fainting without a clear cause can be a red flag for abnormal heart rhythms, internal bleeding, or neurological issues.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
The antivirus will also scan for security vulnerabilities, abnormal system setting changes, and tracking cookies.
—PC Magazine, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormal
Adjective
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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To do this, the snails have developed some unusual tools to alter its genome that could inform future ways for humans to do the same.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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That’s because Google’s algorithms are designed to spot and penalize unnatural link patterns.—
Nick Zviadadze,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Every great defense has that type of unnatural DNA, and across the entire team, Ulbrich expressed to CNN.—
Hailey Hurst,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The choice is whether to exhaust yourself trying to conduct every note or to lay down a rhythm that enables your entire team to create something extraordinary together.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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And until the two men fell out this spring, Trump granted Tesla CEO Elon Musk an extraordinary amount of power to dismantle the federal workforce.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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The poem was a souvenir of the fleeting moment of its composition, its irregular right margin suggesting words jotted on scrap paper.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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This changes how light enters the eye and often leads to irregular astigmatism.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The term describes someone over 80 with an exceptional memory — one at least as good as the memories of people who are 20 to 30 years younger.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Subsequent investigation indicates the problem was caused by an exceptional combination of circumstances in which the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) did not include the allergen on the packaging.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The move, a standing, forward-imploding springboard cutter, is one of the most unique finishers in all of wrestling.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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There’s a magic quality to it, plus the tension from filming on film is unique.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Taylor Swift has made a rare media appearance on New Heights, the podcast hosted by NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Aug. 2025
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This procedure can be used in the treatment of a variety of eye conditions, but using it to hoover up worms is rare.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mind you, such numbers aren’t uncommon when a new artistic director takes over.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the United States and other high-income countries, such infections are uncommon.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Abnormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormal. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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