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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
The result was a rare aberration in the South American team’s otherwise excellent tournament run.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Allies no longer believe Trumpism was an aberration and are unlikely just to pick up where Biden left off.
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Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
But that has proven to be an aberration.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
And that those who carry both principles in a single body, who have always carried both, are not aberrations of this cosmology.
—
Vogue,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aberration
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Allies no longer believe Trumpism was an aberration and are unlikely just to pick up where Biden left off.
—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
But that has proven to be an aberration.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
And that those who carry both principles in a single body, who have always carried both, are not aberrations of this cosmology.
—
Vogue,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for aberration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aberration
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The lifetime cost of dementia care alone now exceeds $400,000 per person.
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However, the study was observational and does not prove that caffeine directly prevents dementia.
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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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Piggott was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a trial held a year later.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for the impeachment of the Miami-Dade judge who acquitted a woman by reason of insanity in the 2021 death of her 15-month-old daughter, arguing the ruling threatens public safety.
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The statute would ban covered officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities while on duty and interacting with the public, with exceptions including medical masks, religious coverings, certain tactical equipment and hazardous conditions.
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While the majority of states have lieutenant governors, there are exceptions.
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And the hysteria over the centers seemed to be not as much about freedom, or competing educational philosophies, or politics at all, as about an ever-shrinking pot of money.
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From causing supernatural events to creating hysteria, our orbiting nightlight has always had legends and folktales written about it.
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Interestingly, the development could lead to precision for delicate industrial manufacturing, gives advanced prosthetics a richer sense of touch, and allow surgical systems to instantly detect fine tissue abnormalities through visual color cues.
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Kesseli and the team investigated three possible reasons for this abnormality.
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But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia.
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After Nijinsky began to show signs of schizophrenia, this mask, or persona, grew disturbed.
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Alex Bell, chairman emeritus of Sotheby’s UK and Old Masters worldwide, said the work succeeded because it combined scale, rarity, impeccable provenance, and immediate visual impact.
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Amsterdam was largely laid out in the 17th century, making new land available for gardens a rarity.
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“Aberration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberration. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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