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Recent Examples of abnormally
Jenkins also noted that work on season 6 took abnormally long because of visual effects and because episodes are still being translated into various languages.
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Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Winter 2023 was abnormally wet.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
An abnormally warm end to winter that has all but robbed Tahoe ski areas of snow has many people wondering whether this is among the region’s worst or shortest ski seasons.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Record low snowpack Every major river basin and state in the West is experiencing a snow drought, a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year, according to NOAA.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Their presence prompted nervousness among beachgoers and surfers sharing the water, but marveled researchers who were perplexed by the abnormally longer stay close to shore.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Symptoms to look out for include a bluish discoloration of the skin, abnormally rapid breathing, and fever.
—Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Symptoms of hyponatremia, or having abnormally low sodium levels in the blood, can include seizures, muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Winter 2023 was abnormally wet.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
An abnormally warm end to winter that has all but robbed Tahoe ski areas of snow has many people wondering whether this is among the region’s worst or shortest ski seasons.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Record low snowpack Every major river basin and state in the West is experiencing a snow drought, a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year, according to NOAA.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Their presence prompted nervousness among beachgoers and surfers sharing the water, but marveled researchers who were perplexed by the abnormally longer stay close to shore.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Symptoms to look out for include a bluish discoloration of the skin, abnormally rapid breathing, and fever.
—Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Symptoms of hyponatremia, or having abnormally low sodium levels in the blood, can include seizures, muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abnormally
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Officials say the snowpack peaked unusually early this year, in late February.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Biennials make this metabolism unusually visible.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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And, yet, in Miami Heat annals, what Adebayo singularly did against the Rockets stands in elite company over the franchise’s 38 seasons.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Almost all natural bodies of water bear fish life, with the exception of very hot thermal ponds and extremely salt-alkaline lakes, such as the Dead Sea in Asia and the Great Salt Lake in North America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cellphone footage shows Zack holding the leash of an exceptionally docile German shepherd while ordering his uninvited guests to leave.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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And all that works together exceptionally well, in almost any situation and with many different dishes.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In general, birth observations for wild cetaceans — the group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises — are exceedingly rare, representing only 10% of species, Gruber noted via email.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Critics say millions of people, including married women who have changed their last names, could be excluded from voting and that voter fraud is exceedingly rare in the United States.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, is facing an ethics complaint filed by a conservative organization alleging her campaign improperly used $19,000 in funds for a psychiatrist.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The court documents also detail how the skull was stored and handled improperly, and that the coroner wasn't contacted until after law enforcement had already removed the skull from the scene.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Abnormally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abnormally. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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