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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
that was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical
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as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
an anomalous burst of anger from this usually easygoing person
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Recent Examples of anomalous
The result for Leclerc was Ferrari’s brightest moment since Lewis Hamilton’s shock sprint race victory at the Chinese Grand Prix back in March, a result that has since become increasingly anomalous in the context of the team’s poor 2025 season and the Englishman’s own struggles.
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
However, during the 2024-25 flu season — in which hospitalizations for the flu reached their highest levels in 15 years — the hospital treated four people, and Van Haren and his colleagues heard of similarly anomalous numbers from hospitals across the country.
—Andrew Zeng, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
By Thursday, the anomalous high pressure is expected to weaken and then dissipate, increasing chances for rain.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
In 2009, Chandra spotted anomalous X-rays originating from a region 40,000 light-years from the center of a giant elliptical galaxy called NGC 6099, which lies 453 million light-years from us.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
However, during the 2024-25 flu season — in which hospitalizations for the flu reached their highest levels in 15 years — the hospital treated four people, and Van Haren and his colleagues heard of similarly anomalous numbers from hospitals across the country.
—Andrew Zeng, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
By Thursday, the anomalous high pressure is expected to weaken and then dissipate, increasing chances for rain.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
In 2009, Chandra spotted anomalous X-rays originating from a region 40,000 light-years from the center of a giant elliptical galaxy called NGC 6099, which lies 453 million light-years from us.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalous
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What’s unusual, in this case, is that the accounts start at birth, and with a $1,000 balance.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Another unusual item on display is the up-and-down button from the elevator to the observation tower.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that can trigger unexpected seizures, caused by temporary abnormal electrical conditions in the brain.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Not an abnormal deviation from traditional Israeli-Palestinian dynamics but their culmination.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jacqueline Burnett and David Schultz’s extraordinary careers at Hubbard Street date back to 2009.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Astronomers made the rare and extraordinary discovery of an interstellar object in our own solar system on July 1, 2025, sparking a scramble to study the mysterious visitor.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stories abound in folklore of the unnatural taking the place of the natural.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Changing these molecules would create an unnatural mirror image of a cell, as different as your right hand from your left.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Angela Grothaus and Lisa Human have been promoted to partners, recognizing their exceptional leadership and dedication to client service, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The ceremony will also recognize Brunello Cucinelli, who will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional contributions and lasting impact on the fashion industry.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their goal was to find an IP address — the unique identifier assigned to every cell phone and computer — that could reveal the source.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That part of my practice involves a mix of legal strategy, negotiation and creative problem-solving, which makes every case unique and keeps the work engaging.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of people face rare summer frost alerts on Thursday morning as temperatures plummet.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is an odd statistic connected to Osaka that means everything or nothing.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the site rise the blocky tops of many-coloured containers, the odd crane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Anomalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomalous. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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