1
as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability
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2
as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
her tardiness today is an exception; usually she's on time
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Recent Examples of exception
The exception was 2016-17 North Carolina, an elite rebounding team.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
At the Treasury Department, for example, Justice Department lawyers invoked the need-to-know exception and said in a filing that DOGE team members were agency employees who have a need for the records to perform their duties.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump has also proposed separate sectoral tariffs on autos, pharmaceutical drugs and computer chips, in addition to having already imposed 25% steel and aluminum tariffs with no avenues to provide exceptions or exemptions.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The big exception is anything designated as an artificial cheese product (lookin’ at you, American cheese), as well as low-fat or otherwise altered versions (which tend to include cosmetic additives to help with texture and melting).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
At the Treasury Department, for example, Justice Department lawyers invoked the need-to-know exception and said in a filing that DOGE team members were agency employees who have a need for the records to perform their duties.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump has also proposed separate sectoral tariffs on autos, pharmaceutical drugs and computer chips, in addition to having already imposed 25% steel and aluminum tariffs with no avenues to provide exceptions or exemptions.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The big exception is anything designated as an artificial cheese product (lookin’ at you, American cheese), as well as low-fat or otherwise altered versions (which tend to include cosmetic additives to help with texture and melting).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
Noun
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His nomination to become the nation’s 26th Health and Human Services Secretary was met with considerable objection from the medical community.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Multiple speakers were also allowed to accuse Israel of carrying out a genocide, also with no objection from Lauber.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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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 complaint centered specifically on Danielson’s comments during a press conference following Boise State’s season-ending loss in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names Trump, the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 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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The question on sexuality is sensitive and about 7% of people typically decline to answer it.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The White House did not immediately respond to questions about why the news conference was called off.—
Justin Spike,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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While repeating faces could just be poor design, missing fingers, limbs, or other abnormalities are typical hallmarks of Gen-AI models.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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One agency that deserves to feel the horns of the bull-in-the-china-shop-in-chief is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an ugly mess of structural abnormalities and constitutional affronts.—
David B. McGarry,
National Review,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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