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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
Its visual inspection camera captures high-resolution images for detecting structural abnormalities such as cracks, oil leaks, corrosion, and other signs of wear.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Indeed, signs of breast cancer, for men or women, include a lump in breast tissue, abnormality in the shape of a breast, discharge from the nipple and crusting — all of which should spark the same level of urgency regardless of gender, doctors said.
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David K. Li,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
The symptoms of breast cancer in men include abnormalities around the breast area, including a lump or swelling, redness or flaky skin, nipple discharge and pain in the nipple area, according to the CDC.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
The embryos Egli’s team edited had no chromosomal abnormalities or large deletions and few small changes, according to the preprint.
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Laura Dattaro,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for abnormality
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Indeed, signs of breast cancer, for men or women, include a lump in breast tissue, abnormality in the shape of a breast, discharge from the nipple and crusting — all of which should spark the same level of urgency regardless of gender, doctors said.
—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
The symptoms of breast cancer in men include abnormalities around the breast area, including a lump or swelling, redness or flaky skin, nipple discharge and pain in the nipple area, according to the CDC.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
The embryos Egli’s team edited had no chromosomal abnormalities or large deletions and few small changes, according to the preprint.
—
Laura Dattaro,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for abnormality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormality
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The film stars Gosling as Ryland Grace, an amnesiac teacher on a solo mission to save Earth from a sun-draining anomaly.
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Bobrovsky should still have tread on the tires, and maybe last season was an anomaly.
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Miami, which is operating under a $209 million hard cap, would be able to use the full exception if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins opts in but the Heat is able to offload another $4 million in salary.
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
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Most antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations.
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Though there is still no fix for the mutation, the subsequent research spawned by the work of Fraumeni, Li, and other pioneers hasn’t been for naught.
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In his one-year-old West Hollywood restaurant Darling, a large listening bar is centered in the middle of the airy room, the plywood shelves filled with rarities from Dolly Parton to Merle Haggard…and sometimes a touch of Madonna.
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Add to that the opportunity for mountain adventure without long travel days, and Montenegro is a true rarity.
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“Abnormality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormality. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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