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
Evening dining features an elegant dress code, with the exception of the casual lobster bake held on Fridays.
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Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Ismael Kone’s injury was the exception and is a blow, but Canada have arrived at the World Cup.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Clark took exception and eventually waved Reese off.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The one exception was the 1908 terminal of the Baltimore Washington & Annapolis Railroad, a line that served the three cities.
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Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for exception
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Ismael Kone’s injury was the exception and is a blow, but Canada have arrived at the World Cup.
—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Clark took exception and eventually waved Reese off.
—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The one exception was the 1908 terminal of the Baltimore Washington & Annapolis Railroad, a line that served the three cities.
—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for exception
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
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Most of those objections no longer hold.
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Republicans are considering a sizable, $350-billion-plus increase in Defense spending on par with the White House’s budget request that the GOP could pass on its own, through the reconciliation process that allows Senate majority rule over potential objections from Democrats.
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In addition to handling testing operations, the robot continuously monitors wiring harness connections and reports anomalies in real time, helping reduce defects.
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Artificial intelligence can pick up on tiny anomalies based on the thousands of engines it’s seen before.
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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On behalf of Aliya Rahman, the MacArthur Justice Center and a civil rights law firm filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, requesting an investigation.
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In his one-year-old West Hollywood restaurant Darling, a large listening bar is centered in the middle of the airy room, the plywood shelves filled with rarities from Dolly Parton to Merle Haggard…and sometimes a touch of Madonna.
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Add to that the opportunity for mountain adventure without long travel days, and Montenegro is a true rarity.
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By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
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Gina Martinez, chair of the executive board of the Wilmington Neighborhood Council, said the land in question provides a vital buffer between port activity and residential communities.
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In 2024, Finkelstein signed the test of one student athlete as normal even though some of the results indicated abnormalities.
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Others explored whether the cause could be an immune disorder or a structural abnormality in Tessa's brain.
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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