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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration
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as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses
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Recent Examples of aberration
The soul-crushing void of solitary confinement and the constant threat of inmate-on-inmate violence appear not as aberrations but as tools on which the system tacitly relies.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
But Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, cautioned against labeling AfD’s successes as an aberration.
—Stefanie Dazio and Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
For some conservative commentators, the feminist mainstreaming of the 2010s is a bizarre aberration, a refusal to acknowledge such self-evident truths as the fact that everyone likes a cute blonde with an ample bosom and a small dress.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 2 Mar. 2024
A lot still rides on Snell repeating his historic second-half success, Webb’s past three starts being an aberration rather than a sign of things to come, a 32-year-old coming back from major elbow surgery and two rookies whose workloads will have to be monitored.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
But Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, cautioned against labeling AfD’s successes as an aberration.
—Stefanie Dazio and Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
For some conservative commentators, the feminist mainstreaming of the 2010s is a bizarre aberration, a refusal to acknowledge such self-evident truths as the fact that everyone likes a cute blonde with an ample bosom and a small dress.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 2 Mar. 2024
A lot still rides on Snell repeating his historic second-half success, Webb’s past three starts being an aberration rather than a sign of things to come, a 32-year-old coming back from major elbow surgery and two rookies whose workloads will have to be monitored.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
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Her grandmother has dementia and has to take 13 different medications.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Her mother, already difficult, is struggling with dementia, hence the road trip, which is meant to resettle her into Robin’s home.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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Stablecoin issuers like Circle and Tether seem to overlook that today’s high-interest environment is an anomaly, and a sustainable business can’t be built on a foundation that’s likely to crumble when market conditions shift.Christian Catalini, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Freddy Gaudreau’s rough 2023-24 season might have been an anomaly.John Shipley, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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This is reminiscent of the famous remark that this is a fine line between genius and insanity.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Then again, believing that to be true might just be what insanity looks like from the inside.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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In recent decades, news outlets have typically called the presidential race late on election night or the morning after, with two notable exceptions.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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So, with the notable exception of Bouchard as sheriff, Democratic incumbents had strong leads in their bids to return to countywide offices.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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This yearslong wave of mass hysteria came to be known as the satanic panic.Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Prior to its premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Bong Joon-ho predicted audiences wouldn’t understand explicit cultural elements in Parasite, a black comedy leaning heavily into class hysteria.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Healthcare Machine learning is also helping with analyzing medical images like X-rays and MRIs to diagnose and detect abnormalities.Sarath Babu Yalavarthi, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Some affected people have minor physical abnormalities; however, signs and symptoms vary.Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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New data presented last week at the 2024 Psych Congress suggests continued improvements in symptoms of schizophrenia with long-term treatment.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The project dives deep into the brilliant mind of Sylvia Frumkin, played by Shira Haas, a woman trapped in the grip of schizophrenia as her family struggles to navigate the mental health system during a New York City blackout.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Boulder's price reflects its quality, rarity, and distinctiveness.John Mariani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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As Deadline previously reported, this was the perfect storm for the World Series to bounce back after a few record-low years, given the star power on both teams and the rarity of the marquee East Coast-West Coast matchup.Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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