as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
in wartime what was once regarded as clearly aberrational becomes the new norm
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Adjective
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According to investigators, the medical records showed that an amphetamine urine screen was abnormal and presumptive positive.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025 -
Two incredible teams making an abnormal number of mistakes in the field and on the basepaths, which can often be the case on such a stage.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
31 May 2025
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Concurrently, fire exclusion policies aimed to protect young stands but inadvertently led to unnatural fuel accumulation beneath regenerating trees.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Aberrational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aberrational. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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