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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Lately, Parker has also embraced the wabi-sabi ideal—that there is glory in irregularity, in something being vaguely misshapen.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Helping to better mimic the texture and irregularity of natural fibers, Lenzing Group is introducing a new variety of its TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The AlphaEarth Foundations team told IEEE Spectrum that one limitation in Earth observation is the inherent irregularity and sparsity of the data.
—Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Lately, Parker has also embraced the wabi-sabi ideal—that there is glory in irregularity, in something being vaguely misshapen.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Helping to better mimic the texture and irregularity of natural fibers, Lenzing Group is introducing a new variety of its TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The AlphaEarth Foundations team told IEEE Spectrum that one limitation in Earth observation is the inherent irregularity and sparsity of the data.
—Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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Two regional electric power companies said no abnormalities have been detected.—
Anthony Trotter,
ABC News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Pathologists will perform a necropsy on the mountain lions to check for abnormalities and neurological diseases like rabies and avian influenza.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
2 Jan. 2026
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The sense of arbitrariness that had previously bewildered and frustrated me was drowned out by excitement and sheer aesthetic pleasure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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As algorithms replace human deciders, HAI-EIS fellow Kathleen Creel argues arbitrariness at scale is morally and legally problematic.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Mar. 2021
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That's when the voice distortion comes into play — but due to a history of viewers trying to cheat the system, The Masked Singer team does even more to deceive the audience.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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However, practical deployment has been prevented by sensitivity to ambient light, waveform distortion in LEDs, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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During periods of high volatility, bid-ask spreads widen, meaning dealers need larger margins to manage their inventory risk.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Korkmazer added that rising wages, together with energy costs and raw material volatility, will push the Turkish denim sector further toward higher value, better engineering, and stronger quality standards.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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Doctors treating him for the sudden cardiac arrest eventually found an undetected heart defect.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Despite incredible progress to reduce the neural tube defects, Hispanic and Latino communities still have an elevated risk of developing these defects.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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When eccentricity decreased, the climate shifted toward drier conditions.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The eccentricities of a city define it; in Lagos, transportation is one of them.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Doctors eventually determined his seizure was caused by a brain arteriovenous malformation, a dangerous tangle of blood vessels that disrupts normal blood flow.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Dec. 2025
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Birds can have beak abnormalities for a number of reasons, including physical trauma, poor nutrition, exposure to pesticides and other contaminants, disease and infection, and congenital malformation.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
15 Dec. 2025
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The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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That almost feline fickleness mostly has to do with the structure of the comet itself, which can change over time.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Irregularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularity. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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