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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
For now, the truck-riding gull seems to be an anomaly.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Despite these anomalies, official investigations by the FBI and the Department of Justice concluded that Epstein died by suicide, with no evidence supporting foul play.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Lord’s has had more than 200 years to correct the anomaly at a ground whose owners at the MCC, the guardians of Lord’s and the very spirit of the sport, take meticulous care over just about every other detail.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That’s a lot of familiar names, but hardly an anomaly.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Despite these anomalies, official investigations by the FBI and the Department of Justice concluded that Epstein died by suicide, with no evidence supporting foul play.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Lord’s has had more than 200 years to correct the anomaly at a ground whose owners at the MCC, the guardians of Lord’s and the very spirit of the sport, take meticulous care over just about every other detail.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That’s a lot of familiar names, but hardly an anomaly.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomaly
Noun
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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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For the most part, every movie that DiCaprio is in is a DiCaprio movie, with a few exceptions — namely his team-ups with directors whose films are events in their own right, such as Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan.—
Derek Lawrence,
EW.com,
13 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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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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This mutation produces an abnormal transthyretin (TTR) protein that misfolds and forms amyloid deposits in the heart.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The Social and Behavioral Challenges group had more mutations in genes that became active after birth, Litman and Troyanskaya say, which could explain why these participants did not have developmental delays and tended to be diagnosed later than those in the other three groups.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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The two-day family-friendly affair has a lineup of exciting events, including a chili cook-off and a monster lake plunge, plus the chance to try your hand at cross-country skiing, tubing, or snowmobiling at Beaver Creek Lodge in Garden City.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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The enormous bones and monster jaws, the ridged backs and barbed tails.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Here is the essential guide to making your house clean enough to satisfy your most critical inner neat freak and launch you into summer with a house that actually shines.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
24 Jan. 2023
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The menu offers appetizers like hummus, 12-inch pizzas, like the meat freak, made with red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken and oregano flakes.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2023
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“Anomaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomaly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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