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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration
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as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses
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Recent Examples of aberration
Since Trump’s initial rise to power, the social Darwinist label has served to mark him as an aberration, someone who failed to learn the lessons that the twentieth century was supposed to have taught us.
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Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
With the acquisition of Devers, the Giants are trying to prove that these past few months haven’t been an aberration.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Judged by these standards, Trump’s first term—with its near-unequivocal support for Israel’s regional ambitions—was an aberration.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025
Schlapp: The people who get up every morning listen to NPR might be hoping that this was an aberration, that this is something of a cult of personality movement, and that when Donald Trump isn't the president anymore, this will go back to some kind of normalcy of what the situation was before.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
With the acquisition of Devers, the Giants are trying to prove that these past few months haven’t been an aberration.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Judged by these standards, Trump’s first term—with its near-unequivocal support for Israel’s regional ambitions—was an aberration.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2025
Schlapp: The people who get up every morning listen to NPR might be hoping that this was an aberration, that this is something of a cult of personality movement, and that when Donald Trump isn't the president anymore, this will go back to some kind of normalcy of what the situation was before.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
Noun
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Globally, over 10 million cases of dementia are diagnosed each year, with Alzheimer’s contributing a large portion of the burden.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The film is a part of the Mama Joe Project, which is spreading awareness on the challenges that can arise when caring for aging family members, especially when diseases like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia emerge.—
Zuri Primos
July 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 July 2025
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In science, one is an anomaly and two might be coincidence, but three is a trend.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 July 2025
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Owl is powered by artificial intelligence to autonomously identify and classify threats or anomalies.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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Kraepelin hoped that schizophrenia would eventually reveal itself to be a disease like neurosyphilis, which was then responsible for a large portion of the cases of insanity in psychiatry wards.—
Rachel Aviv,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Way was nothing short of a force of nature in the role, bringing a mix of mania, terror and insanity to a character that felt straight out of the comic books he’s written.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
21 July 2025
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Assets left running for legitimate business reasons can be tagged with exception authorizations.—
Bojan Ilic,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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So far in Boulder, immigration authorities have largely complied with writs to produce defendants for state court hearings with just a handful of exceptions, said Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Her hysteria frightens me and demands to be taken care of.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The media is already gearing up their midterm hysteria.—
Brilyn Hollyhand,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled cancer research innovations like improvements in minimal residual disease (MRD) identification and the discovery of drugs that target genetic tumor abnormalities.—
Linda De Jesus,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Nonetheless, early ultrasounds flagged multiple concerns: small femurs, club feet and an umbilical vein abnormality.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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One scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health tells Aviv that the figure may be between one and five per cent of schizophrenia patients.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Bittner had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and not competent to stand trial in a previous evaluation, the outlet reported, citing court documents.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Even in cities with high EV penetration rates—including San Francisco, Oslo, and Amsterdam—electric taxis remain a rarity.—
Clay Chandler,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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That's a rarity, as SpaceX is known for its rocket reuse; one of the company's Falcon 9 boosters has a whopping 29 launches under its belt.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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