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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
This is an aberration from the rest of the Bulls roster, which ranks ninth in the league in accuracy (37.1%) while taking the second-most 3-point attempts (42.8) in the league.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
In his inaugural address four years ago, President Joe Biden portrayed former President Donald Trump's tumultuous tenure as an aberration and his own election as a return to political norms.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
To me, that stretch of the third quarter was an aberration.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Eight years ago, there was a serious debate inside the Republican Party about whether Mr. Trump was an aberration and whether his takeover could be managed or unwound.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
In his inaugural address four years ago, President Joe Biden portrayed former President Donald Trump's tumultuous tenure as an aberration and his own election as a return to political norms.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
To me, that stretch of the third quarter was an aberration.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Eight years ago, there was a serious debate inside the Republican Party about whether Mr. Trump was an aberration and whether his takeover could be managed or unwound.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
Noun
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Thousands of researchers in my field dedicate their lives to understanding the brain, hoping to develop treatments for learning disabilities, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.—
Jessica Cantlon,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The agencies fund critical research in diseases such as diabetes, cancer and dementia.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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January 2025’s safety record isn’t a statistical anomaly, either.—
Harry Enten,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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This feels an anomaly considering the downward patterns since.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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If Laws is found not guilty by reason of insanity, she will be committed to a state hospital for an extended period, News4SA reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Smearing myself with Max Factor blood and crawling around an Arab graveyard at five o’clock in the morning as the sun rose over the pyramids was absolute insanity.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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The big exception is anything designated as an artificial cheese product (lookin’ at you, American cheese), as well as low-fat or otherwise altered versions (which tend to include cosmetic additives to help with texture and melting).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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After Microsoft agreed to an exception in its exclusive contract with OpenAI, the start-up signed a $10 billion data center deal with Oracle and pushed for something much bigger.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Post-Challengers churro hysteria, the 34-year-old has certainly cemented his status as one of the most in-demand stars of his generation.—
Riann Phillip,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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While others, including Danes and Americans, are entitled to their opinions, we should not be caught up in the hysteria and external pressures distract us from our path.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Other effects, including abnormalities in mitochondria, persisted for the six months that the team studied them.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Pain in this muscle sometimes develops due to underlying structural abnormalities in the spine.1 Whatever the cause, effective treatments can help restore the mobility and function of your arms and back and relieve pain in your latissimus dorsi.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the early 1900s, autism was described as a symptom of the most severe cases of schizophrenia, and it was considered a psychiatric disorder for many years.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of the family try to avoid discussions about schizophrenia.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jacobs also feels this rarity strategy is environmentally beneficial.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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Nestled along the southernmost edge of the Arizona Sun Corridor, the desert community is a rarity — even among border towns.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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