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as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability
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as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
her tardiness today is an exception; usually she's on time
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Recent Examples of exception
University of Indianapolis finance associate professor Matt Will agrees with that, but says the Hammond stadium could be an exception, in part by benefiting from lower construction costs in Indiana.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
For generations, and with few exceptions, the city has been defined by liberal ethos and Democratic Party machine politics.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Foaming gels, on the other hand, can sometimes leave skin feeling tight or dry—with a few exceptions.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 May 2026
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) took particular exception to Vietnam being branded with a scarlet letter, indicating that an investigation could lead to higher footwear costs.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
For generations, and with few exceptions, the city has been defined by liberal ethos and Democratic Party machine politics.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Foaming gels, on the other hand, can sometimes leave skin feeling tight or dry—with a few exceptions.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 May 2026
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) took particular exception to Vietnam being branded with a scarlet letter, indicating that an investigation could lead to higher footwear costs.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
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Unions have aggressively answered complaints about data centers in ways that executives at tech giants and the development firms rarely do, unafraid to bluntly confront concerns about energy and water shortages, rising electric and water bills, or noise and quality-of-life objections.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Apparently the main objection is that the sight lines on the Green will be affected for traffic.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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But with its placement at just 400 million years into the universe’s history, the new monster is a sort of anomaly among anomalies.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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This masterful rumination on setting seems like an anomaly in contemporary literature.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The fraud scheme netted $20 million from fraudulent loans that Davis and Evins used to buy real estate, jewelry and cars, according to the complaint.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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After Navarro filed a complaint alleging the work had been wrongly kept from her, a Madrid judge, acting with the support of prosecutors, ordered Spain’s Ministry of Culture to take custody of it citing its potential importance to the country’s historical heritage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Its legroom is more vast, an automotive rarity.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Playoff no-hitters are a rarity, yet Benbrook has history of it.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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These questions have been haunting Hong Kong for over forty years, about as long as Pau has been making art.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Although Abel will be driving the meeting, Berkshire shareholders are likely to still poise a wide variety of questions to the company’s leadership.—
Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Jurors also heard from a fetal alcohol expert Wednesday who said scans of Horner’s brain showed abnormalities consistent with fetal alcohol issues.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, followers of the German physician Wilhelm Griesinger thought that madness would not be cured until the brain abnormalities that caused it were discovered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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