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as in exceptions
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
her C grade is an anomaly, as she's never made anything except A's and B's before
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as in abnormalities
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
snow in July is an anomaly in most of the northern hemisphere
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Recent Examples of anomalies
Stripped of context, AI flags anomalies.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Near critical infrastructure, anomalies have a way of outing themselves, and a modest building along Highway A1A soon did just that.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Like tiny photobombers, cosmic anomalies resembling small, bright red points show up in almost every snapshot taken by the most powerful space telescope ever made.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
His remarks were interpreted by some as a reference to how the Becciu trial had in some ways damaged the Holy See’s reputation because of its many anomalies.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The Senate also had material that the Cyber Ninjas shared from the audit, such as sheets used to tally votes and track anomalies as well as data from the county’s election management system and ballot tabulators.
—Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2026
These anomalies are increasingly linked to GPS spoofing in regions experiencing geopolitical conflict.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Space One terminated the mission about three minutes into flight, at an altitude of roughly 62 miles (100 kilometers), after detecting performance anomalies.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Near critical infrastructure, anomalies have a way of outing themselves, and a modest building along Highway A1A soon did just that.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Like tiny photobombers, cosmic anomalies resembling small, bright red points show up in almost every snapshot taken by the most powerful space telescope ever made.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
His remarks were interpreted by some as a reference to how the Becciu trial had in some ways damaged the Holy See’s reputation because of its many anomalies.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The Senate also had material that the Cyber Ninjas shared from the audit, such as sheets used to tally votes and track anomalies as well as data from the county’s election management system and ballot tabulators.
—Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2026
These anomalies are increasingly linked to GPS spoofing in regions experiencing geopolitical conflict.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Space One terminated the mission about three minutes into flight, at an altitude of roughly 62 miles (100 kilometers), after detecting performance anomalies.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalies
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As of April 18, 2026, a total of 11 states will ban the use of credit checks in employment decisions as New York joins 10 other states and several jurisdictions, including Philadelphia and Chicago, that prohibit the practice, with some exceptions.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lone exceptions are the two ModSquad senators from Michigan, Peters and Elissa Slotkin, who remain neutral.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Abnormalities in legal filings Questions began to emerge about the Nevada County cases last summer, after a judge noticed abnormalities in references to legal precedent in a brief filed by a prosecutor.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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But over 1,200 clones later, the experiment stopped, because by that last generation the mice kept dying immediately after being born, despite displaying no outward physical abnormalities.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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The shows are pegged to a new compilation of rarities and fan favorites called From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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The hip-hop mogul obviously has no shortage of rarities to showcase, with his collection now estimated to be worth several million.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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In our study, it’s significantly associated with a person having more molecular mutations as well.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The high number of mutations may be helping the variant evade protection from vaccination or from prior infections, which prompt the immune system to produce defensive antibodies.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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