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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
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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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That is the real anomaly here, with the winds being sort of a second-order anomaly.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 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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Many companies, with some notable exceptions, are even scrapping their ridiculous DEI programs.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 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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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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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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