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as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
the abnormalities in the tree's leaves are caused by disease
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as in exception
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
let the vet know if you notice any abnormalities in your pet's behavior
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Recent Examples of abnormality
Significant congenital abnormalities may cause severe symptoms at or shortly after birth, whereas milder congenital defects may not cause symptoms and can go unrecognized for decades.6
For example, a bicuspid aortic valve is a common abnormality.
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
My hair could fairly be described as blond, red, or brown, depending on the light and the time of year, and because of a benign genetic abnormality, my left eye is the muddy color of a New England pond, while my right is a bright, cool blue.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
Then they can be pushed forward to become healthy heart cells or mutations — or other abnormalities can be corrected.
—Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
What’s more, HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer, can lie dormant in the body for decades before causing abnormalities.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2024
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
My hair could fairly be described as blond, red, or brown, depending on the light and the time of year, and because of a benign genetic abnormality, my left eye is the muddy color of a New England pond, while my right is a bright, cool blue.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
Then they can be pushed forward to become healthy heart cells or mutations — or other abnormalities can be corrected.
—Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
What’s more, HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer, can lie dormant in the body for decades before causing abnormalities.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormality
Noun
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Amateur footage near the launch area showed the rocket rise slowly from the tower and perform an ascent phase with no apparent anomalies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, being consistently one of the best teams in baseball year in and year out, yet only winning a World Series in a season where the regular season was of little importance is an anomaly, to say the least.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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As part of the agreement, GM will obtain affirmative customer consent to collect, use, or disclose certain types of connected vehicle data (with exceptions for certain purposes).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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If the mutations accumulate slowly, symptoms might not arrive until their 50s, 60s or beyond.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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With this new study, the research team was trying to determine if these outliers were a result of mutations caused by the fallout of the Chornobyl disaster.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2025
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In today’s landscape, dominated by NIL deals and the transfer portal, assembling such a cohesive unit from within is a rarity.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Owing to its format, still a relative rarity theatrically in 2007, the three-hour feature was little seen after its 2007 premiere at the Venice Film Festival.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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