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as in exception
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 abnormality
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 anomaly
But screening officers who X-rayed the pink and gray suitcases noticed an anomaly and flagged them for a second inspection.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The saddest part about the state of the Patriots is that this result wasn’t some anomaly so far removed from their play to this point of the season.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Rather, the half-century lull in female employment at the start of the 20th century was a historical anomaly.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Other offerings use specialized analytics tools to enhance workflows like auditing, allowing businesses to identify anomalies, trends, and fraud much more efficiently.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The saddest part about the state of the Patriots is that this result wasn’t some anomaly so far removed from their play to this point of the season.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Rather, the half-century lull in female employment at the start of the 20th century was a historical anomaly.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Other offerings use specialized analytics tools to enhance workflows like auditing, allowing businesses to identify anomalies, trends, and fraud much more efficiently.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomaly
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Both retailers have exceptions to their return policies, including non-returnable items and items with shorter return windows.James Powel, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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While forced fun/table games is my pet peeve, something about Christmas makes this time of year an exception.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study became widespread about 10 years ago.ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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Neither policy makes an exception for fatal fetal abnormalities, which is a focus of the lawsuit.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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An integrated group — that must have been a rarity.Mike Sacks, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Finding top-quality All-Clad cookware on sale is a rarity, so take advantage of this chance to upgrade everything in one fell swoop.Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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The mutation has not been found in nature and academics say there are several other barriers to person-to-person transmission.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Most mutations are harmless or detrimental to the virus, but those that enhance survival or transmission are naturally selected.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Families can hear all about classic ancient Greek myths which are filled with adventures of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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What prompted the freak-out was Netflix’s warning that growth in the first part of 2022 would be slowing down — way down, as in nearly half of the 2021 Q1 growth.Vulture, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2022
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The latest episode of the Fox first responder series saw a freak storm system wreak havoc at a carnival, particularly for a newly single dad, Trevor (Lucifer's D.B. Woodside), who had to be rescued by the 126 twice in one day.Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Anomaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomaly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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