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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
But in a way, Perry’s last great stand on the pop charts with those records was an aberration.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
That figure is in line with his career average (33.4%) with his 36.9% figure last season likely being more of an aberration.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Fans expected those back-to-back unbeaten regular seasons to be the norm instead of the aberration.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
This response probably isn’t an aberration, but instead is ascendant.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
That figure is in line with his career average (33.4%) with his 36.9% figure last season likely being more of an aberration.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Fans expected those back-to-back unbeaten regular seasons to be the norm instead of the aberration.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
This response probably isn’t an aberration, but instead is ascendant.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
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Heming Willis, who has become a vocal advocate for the caregiver community since Willis' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, also posted a tribute to Moore on her Instagram stories.Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Shannon Amos was not able to provide documentation of a diagnosis of dementia.Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with ABC News earlier on Monday, Southern California Edison's parent company CEO Pedro Pizarro said employees monitoring the lines remotely at the time saw no indications of any electrical anomalies that would typically cause sparking.Liz Baker, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Preliminary information indicates Edison equipment experienced an electrical anomaly one minute after the Hurst Fire reportedly started, according to the company.Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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Weeks later, more insanity ensued, the 50th home run ball selling for $4.39 million at auction, the highest price ever paid for any ball in any sport.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Germain, who teaches law at Syracuse University in New York, said that, given the weight of evidence, insanity is likely the only defense that will work.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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This level of funding is sure to be disruptive to the pro game; rumors are that dozens of PPA exclusive pros are inquiring about availability exceptions for this event already.Todd Boss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Even the protections that preserve the park where de la Torre works contain exceptions for oil companies and Indigenous communities, and wildlife hunting is still rampant.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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This lack of preparedness mirrors the COVID-19 hysteria and reactionary approach whereby lockdowns and mask mandates were instituted only after thousands of Americans had already been infected and hospitalized.Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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At first, anti-Napster sentiment echoed the hysteria of the nineteen-seventies and eighties around the prospect of home taping killing the record industry.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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As the show regularly notes, and the finale goes out of its way to underline, Vera joined the force when women were still a rarity.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Both Krug and Eden Rock are bold, nonconformist brands that value craftsmanship, rarity, and sustainability.Jillian Dara, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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