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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
Space One terminated the mission about three minutes into flight, at an altitude of roughly 62 miles (100 kilometers), after detecting performance anomalies.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Archaeology Mag continues that geophysical data didn’t produce any clear plans of building, but subsurface anomalies did indicate the presence of hearths and storage pits.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
The program has made other discoveries related to such exceptionally healthy older brains, from personality traits to neurological anomalies.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
The North Side abounds in these anomalies, including Clark Street, Broadway and Lincoln, Milwaukee, Elston and Clybourn avenues.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Marta's medical diagnosis found congenital anomalies, and multiple surgeries were performed over a period of six weeks.
—Carol Guzy, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Environmental police have deployed side-scan sonar to try to gather data and detect anomalies on the ocean floor, officials said.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Scientists subtract the temperature anomalies in the rest of the tropical Pacific from those in the region most important for El Niño.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Archaeology Mag continues that geophysical data didn’t produce any clear plans of building, but subsurface anomalies did indicate the presence of hearths and storage pits.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
The program has made other discoveries related to such exceptionally healthy older brains, from personality traits to neurological anomalies.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
The North Side abounds in these anomalies, including Clark Street, Broadway and Lincoln, Milwaukee, Elston and Clybourn avenues.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Marta's medical diagnosis found congenital anomalies, and multiple surgeries were performed over a period of six weeks.
—Carol Guzy, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
Sometani Shota stars as Sakai, a convenience store clerk who clocks in, recites the employee pledges, restocks the shelves, and feels nothing — until new recruit Ogawa (Erika Karata) arrives as one of several anomalies that send the store’s standardized operations spiraling toward bloody ends.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Environmental police have deployed side-scan sonar to try to gather data and detect anomalies on the ocean floor, officials said.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Scientists subtract the temperature anomalies in the rest of the tropical Pacific from those in the region most important for El Niño.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalies
Noun
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But those are exceptions that remind the audience just how rare the clean court is.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The proposal is subject to recent state housing laws, city officials said, which limit the city’s ability to deny or downzone the development and allow developers to add more units and receive special exceptions to local building rules if affordable housing is included.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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His petition says the medications can cause pregnancy complications, including miscarriages and fetal brain abnormalities that may lead to autism and other disorders in children.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
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These tests screen for abnormalities, and if the results are concerning, your next step is a colonoscopy.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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One and a half songs on Further Down the Spiral are Aphex Twin rarities that bear no reference to The Downward Spiral.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Dealer Durward Hamil, who specializes in these kinds of rarities at the Philly Show and also at the National, shared these recommendations for collectors in search of more unique cards.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Genotoxicity is when a substance or chemical is destructive to genetic information, causing DNA or chromosomal damage that can lead to mutations, cancer, or heritable defects.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Many earlier drives failed because target organisms developed mutations, thus preventing CRISPR cutting.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Anomalies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomalies. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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