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as in exception
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 abnormality
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 anomaly
Because the baby was so small, the couple says, doctors worried that there might be additional genetic anomalies that could be fatal.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Risk scoring engines may flag population-level anomalies requiring administrative review.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Drill down further and there are innumerable anomalies.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Kerest’s story of finding a new kind of fire and passion in this year’s candidates is not an anomaly, said other Democrats gathered at the party’s results celebration Tuesday night.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Risk scoring engines may flag population-level anomalies requiring administrative review.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Drill down further and there are innumerable anomalies.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Kerest’s story of finding a new kind of fire and passion in this year’s candidates is not an anomaly, said other Democrats gathered at the party’s results celebration Tuesday night.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomaly
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This policy has remained largely consistent through recent seasons and applies across Grand Slams and tour events (with some exceptions like Wimbledon in 2022, which briefly went further and banned them entirely before reversing course).—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Carson Hocevar has fond childhood memories of Michigan International Speedway, with one exception.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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This stable abnormality has rested on a dual architecture of impunity and rehabilitation—a profitable, sect-transcendent disequilibrium sustained by oil revenues, shadow economies and, more recently, frenzied real-estate speculation.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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Despite his disclaimer, Cannon did urge runners to be on the lookout for any lasting gastrointestinal abnormalities, especially rectal bleeding, after a race.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Millions of Americans treated college not as a rarity, but as a natural stepping stone into the world of cubicles and six-figure salaries.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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But the Lamborghini Miura may be ultimate finger on the pulse, not just for its heritage or rarity, but for its democratization.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Whereas many other treatments in development target the individual mutation underlying someone’s disease, daraxonrasib shuts down the whole family of proteins.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Ernst was a renowned molecular biologist who studied DNA mutations, the link between chemicals and cancer, and the root of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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For years, winning a major on the men’s side meant going through at least one tennis monster.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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This is because the main enemies in this game look to be large chitinous alien monsters, which your titular Gundam can slice into tiny pieces.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Despite boasting a 7-foot-4 freak in Wembanyama, San Antonio repeatedly fired from deep and came up empty.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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What is a better visual metaphor for being a woman in America than the sight of Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) tearing through the streets of Widow’s Bay, shrieking for help and finding none, while an out-of-shape freak stalks her and somehow manages to catch up to her?—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Anomaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomaly. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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