Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularities
Noun
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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 -
More recently, Hoeg was involved in the agency’s review of a formal petition to add bold new warnings to antidepressant drugs about unproven pregnancy risks, including fetal abnormalities that could lead to autism and other disorders.—
Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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This is one of the quieter distortions in organizational life.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Ace Reputation’s models are trained not just to recognize explicit falsehoods, but to identify subtler distortions - context shifts, narrative framing, and the early signals of viral propagation, Gaurav claims.—
Wyles Daniel
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Look for those that cover manufacturing defects for at least one year after the original purchase date, and think about adding extra coverage for accidental damages imparted on your own behalf.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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In 2021, the condo board filed a lawsuit citing design and construction defects.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Anthropic said the new model is better at flagging uncertainty and identifying flaws in its own outputs instead of silently passing errors through.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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That only became more true as his flaws consumed him.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Here on Earth, the boom would warp or buckle because of gravity or wind, but in space, the causes are slight differences in temperature or radiation pressure, or even slight imperfections in the sail itself, putting different forces on the boom all along its length.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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An abstract design and bright base color draw the eye away from potential imperfections.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The toebox’s square shape is also particularly accommodating for bunion deformities.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fish embryos that grow in the presence of oil may be born with heart defects, as well as spine and skull deformities.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That and a harmless fifth-inning error were the only blemishes on his masterpiece.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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In the early 1900s, the pioneering American astrophysicist George Ellery Hale discovered that the sunspots that Galileo and others had traced weren’t blemishes but magnetic storms, regions of intense activity that waxed and waned on the 11-year solar cycle.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
28 May 2026
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