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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
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The material about his aging father, now living with dementia, is refreshingly candid, especially a riff on the surprising silver lining of a parent who no longer has a filter.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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For a decade, Alma Valencia has taken on the task of caring for her mother, Arminda, who suffers from dementia.—
Marina E. Franco,
NBC news,
31 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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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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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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One of the legislative wins for Texas conservatives last year was the passing of Senate Bill 17, the nation's second anti-DEI law that banned DEI programs, staff, offices and hiring at Texas public universities but had exceptions for academic courses, research and student groups.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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As part of the deal reached in Scotland between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Europe agreed to accept 15% import tariffs on most goods, with exceptions.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 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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About half of millennials (51%) and Gen Z (48%) had at least one of these abnormalities, compared with 34% of Gen X and just 15% of boomers.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 July 2025
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The disease occurs due to a defective gene that results in abnormalities in, or absence of, dystrophin, a protein that helps keep the body's muscle cells intact.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 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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And there’ll be a two-CD set that includes a mixture of the orchestral versions, demos, rarities, and remixes featured on the Anthology vinyl edition.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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The original Naked Gun movies were themselves rarities in their day.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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