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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
a year of aberrant weather—record rainfall in the summer, record heat in the autumn
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as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
aberrant behavior can be a sign of rabies in a wild animal
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as in deviant
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Recent Examples of aberrant
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
New menin inhibitors block the protein complex, preventing the aberrant gene activation.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
But to increase the odds this treatment will be effective, the team might search for patients whose aberrant immunity appears to trigger symptoms—with help from mice like the ones in the recent studies.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024
Privacy advocates worry that the use of the system opens up the floodgates to future use of AI technology to undermine privacy and criminalize what authorities deem to be aberrant or unusual behavior in crowds.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 July 2024
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Motivated by the desire to receive a 5-star rating, the machine engages in aberrant behavior that becomes downright scary.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
New menin inhibitors block the protein complex, preventing the aberrant gene activation.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
But to increase the odds this treatment will be effective, the team might search for patients whose aberrant immunity appears to trigger symptoms—with help from mice like the ones in the recent studies.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024
Privacy advocates worry that the use of the system opens up the floodgates to future use of AI technology to undermine privacy and criminalize what authorities deem to be aberrant or unusual behavior in crowds.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberrant
Adjective
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Starting Trotter in the playoffs would be an unusual decision by Fangio.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Use it to categorize spending, flag unusual costs and even suggest areas for potential savings.—
Aleesha Webb,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Compared to male rats that didn’t consume any dye, male rats that ate the most had a significantly higher incidence of tumors — both malignant and benign — as well as abnormal cell growth in the thyroid.—
Karen Kaplan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Notably, two or more abnormal body fat measurements could still classify an individual as obese, regardless of BMI.—
Dr. Jennifer Miao,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, a climate of distrust can trigger extreme actions by deviant members of the population, such as the 1995 bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City.—
Joseph S. Nye Jr.,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2010
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After World War II, as middle-class white families left cities for spacious new suburban homes, SROs were increasingly stigmatized, viewed as shoddy housing for the poor and deviant.—
Rachel M. Cohen,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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With 26 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans capturing the evolution of a first-time mother’s brain, we are offered a rare glimpse into the extraordinary adaptability of our most vital organ.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The seven books below follow people who faced extraordinary predicaments and, instead of caving in, found ways to push back.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Labeling something so personal feels almost unnatural.—
Ron Hart,
SPIN,
10 Jan. 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
3 Jan. 2025
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The list spotlights the most exceptional achievements in film by Asian Pacific creatives over the past year.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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On the palate, the wine exhibits exceptional intensity, texture, purity and a dull-bodied finish with velvety but noticeable tannins.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The bout of high inflation was a once-in-a-generation event that spun out of a once-in-a-century pandemic and was not unique to the US.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte and Louis' future is slightly less certain since William and Kate have more flexibility to mold a unique path for their second and third-born children.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Aberrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberrant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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