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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
Beyond weapons diagnostics, the setup could enable studies of sterile neutrinos, axions, or unexplained anomalies seen in reactor antineutrino spectra.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The goal isn’t just to detect anomalies, but to understand how every change fits into the broader system.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Zillow calculates the value of a typical home using the average middle third of home values (eliminating statistical anomalies at the high and low end).
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The analysis flags anomalies around the shooter’s face.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
Advertisement And thanks to physical AI, a fire safety system can continuously interpret data from heat, smoke, gas, water, and other sensors, spotting anomalies to provide an early warning to protect people and property.
—Vimal Kapur, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
That Mater Dei-Servite head-scratcher is one of a few anomalies in the rankings.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
So don't compare today's rates against the anomalies of 2020 and 2021.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Annual land and sea surface temperature anomalies each year compared to the 20th century average show ocean temperatures respond more slowly but are also rising.
—Gary W. Yohe, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The goal isn’t just to detect anomalies, but to understand how every change fits into the broader system.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Zillow calculates the value of a typical home using the average middle third of home values (eliminating statistical anomalies at the high and low end).
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The analysis flags anomalies around the shooter’s face.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
Advertisement And thanks to physical AI, a fire safety system can continuously interpret data from heat, smoke, gas, water, and other sensors, spotting anomalies to provide an early warning to protect people and property.
—Vimal Kapur, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
That Mater Dei-Servite head-scratcher is one of a few anomalies in the rankings.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
So don't compare today's rates against the anomalies of 2020 and 2021.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Annual land and sea surface temperature anomalies each year compared to the 20th century average show ocean temperatures respond more slowly but are also rising.
—Gary W. Yohe, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalies
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There are exceptions, including former vice president Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
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The deans forwarded 54 courses to the university's president, and 48 exceptions were granted.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Researchers are also finding that the abnormalities in the immune system during the preclinical stage may be coming from sites in the body other than the joints.—
Kevin Deane,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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We’ll be directed to follow a map toward abnormalities around the old zoo.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Homegrown rarities Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester headlined the ‘13 champions, but Boston’s most recent World Series squad in 2018 boasted a dazzling, but entirely outside rotation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The collection includes big-screen star cars, international rarities, antiques, military vehicles and the world’s longest limo, an Ohrberg creation.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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And in 2023 DeepMind released AlphaMissense, another AI tool that predicts how mutations in the regions of the genome that do generate proteins affect gene function.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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Scientists around the world are using molecular scanning tools to hunt for specific mutations – single-letter changes in the parasite’s DNA – that make the parasite more resistant to the drug.—
Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Anomalies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomalies. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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