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as in exceptions
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
her C grade is an anomaly, as she's never made anything except A's and B's before
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as in abnormalities
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
snow in July is an anomaly in most of the northern hemisphere
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Recent Examples of anomalies
One model is programmed to seek out arbitrage opportunities based on pricing anomalies discerned by analyzing market data.
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Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The first president to be born in a hospital was a man of many anomalies.
—Noah Eckstein, Variety, 29 Dec. 2024
Particularly the no pitch intentional pass and pitch clock violation anomalies.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Set alerts for key metrics to enable swift responses to anomalies.
—Vaibhav Gujral, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This model could potentially resolve the Hubble tension and other cosmic expansion anomalies.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Like a mechanic listens to an engine, or a doctor listens to a heart, for anomalies, scientists convert and condense data into sound to figure out what’s happening.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
However, the new study also suggests these weather systems bring heat to the lower atmosphere, creating temperature anomalies 9–18 F above average.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The first president to be born in a hospital was a man of many anomalies.
—Noah Eckstein, Variety, 29 Dec. 2024
Particularly the no pitch intentional pass and pitch clock violation anomalies.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Set alerts for key metrics to enable swift responses to anomalies.
—Vaibhav Gujral, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This model could potentially resolve the Hubble tension and other cosmic expansion anomalies.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
Like a mechanic listens to an engine, or a doctor listens to a heart, for anomalies, scientists convert and condense data into sound to figure out what’s happening.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
However, the new study also suggests these weather systems bring heat to the lower atmosphere, creating temperature anomalies 9–18 F above average.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalies
Noun
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And of course there are exceptions to rules here, and games that haven’t looked great are hits, and ones that looked good can disappoint.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Review your policy to find out about more exceptions or exclusions.—
Ana Staples,
CNBC,
31 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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The tools can be used to improve cyber defense capabilities and quickly detect threat abnormalities.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The latter are not so much rarities as small production and made from the best grapes in the best terroirs where soil, sun and rain coalesce into something very special––and quite different from Bordeaux First and Second Growths.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The box set also boasts six live albums — two of which are previously unreleased — her 1966 demo tape, and a bonus disc of rarities.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The announcement comes about a week after genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from the nation’s first severely ill patient revealed multiple mutations that could increase the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
3 Jan. 2025
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In another troubling finding, one of the mutations identified in the Louisiana patient also turned up in a viral sample taken from a teenager with a severe case of bird flu in British Columbia.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Anomalies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomalies. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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