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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
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.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
For example, more than half of infants with trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality that causes severe heart defects or breathing problems, die within the first week of life.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
And Mahomes being left off of the Pro Bowl roster is the latest abnormality.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
He was born with Gaucher's disease, an enzyme disorder that causes skeletal abnormalities.
—Rachel O'Neal, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
For example, more than half of infants with trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality that causes severe heart defects or breathing problems, die within the first week of life.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
And Mahomes being left off of the Pro Bowl roster is the latest abnormality.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
He was born with Gaucher's disease, an enzyme disorder that causes skeletal abnormalities.
—Rachel O'Neal, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormality
Noun
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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
Noun
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The exception is the SanDisk Desk Drive, which is a tabletop SSD that requires its own power source.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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The only exceptions to that are San Diego FC, which is embarking on its inaugural season, and Inter Miami, because of the existence of Lionel Messi.—
Brooks Peck,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Types 1 through 4 are linked to a mutation in both copies of the SMN1 gene (on chromosome 5), which leads to few or no full-length, functional SMN proteins produced.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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About 1% of all children with intellectual disabilities have a mutation of the gene.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Banks herself rose through the ranks in the early 1990s, when Black high-fashion models on the runway and in magazines were still a rarity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 1910, a high school diploma was a rarity in the United States, the province of elites destined to be ministers, doctors, or lawyers.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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