1
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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2
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
However, angel biscuits are the exception to this rule.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
The exceptions are noted on the Ticketmaster website.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
Terror and Deadguy are among the exceptions.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
The exceptions are noted on the Ticketmaster website.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
Terror and Deadguy are among the exceptions.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
Noun
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The moral objections to looksmaxxing are numerous, severe, and obvious.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Tillis went to the Senate floor shortly afterward and passed a resolution, with no objections, to place the plaque on the Senate side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Kelce was a statistical anomaly at age 36.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Doctors noticed the fatal fetal anomaly in November of 2024.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The default ruling means that Rourke failed to take action to defend against the eviction complaint within the time allowed by law.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The complaint requested that the judge find the administration’s policy violates the First and Fifth Amendments and bar it from being implemented.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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He was named the school’s athletic director in 1980, a rarity for non-football coaches, particularly in the SPC.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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While its skull is almost completely intact—a rarity for fossils of this age—part of the face is shattered, complicating its study.—
Margherita Bassi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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And yet, Trump has also managed to avoid complex questions about those issues — the most pressing before his administration — and despite Democrats and some of his own supporters lashing out over them.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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