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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 those still waiting for a return to sub-3% mortgage, here’s a reminder that those pandemic-era 3% rates were an anomaly.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
But one difference with particle-physics data is that the anomalies may not be stand-alone objects or events.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
But launch will depend on Federal Aviation Administration clearance in the wake of a Falcon 9 second stage anomaly of some sort during a flight Monday to launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The archive is itself an anomaly.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
But one difference with particle-physics data is that the anomalies may not be stand-alone objects or events.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
But launch will depend on Federal Aviation Administration clearance in the wake of a Falcon 9 second stage anomaly of some sort during a flight Monday to launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The archive is itself an anomaly.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomaly
Noun
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The courts have granted exceptions to a seizure without a search warrant and each specific incident should be reviewed based on its facts.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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The previous system was basically a modified sudden death system that gave each team at least one chance to score — with one big exception.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026
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At Function, in addition to preventative, full-body MRI screening to detect early stage cancers, aneurysms and abnormalities, patients can also seek out extensive panels of blood tests to interpret all their results with proper perspective.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Temperatures remained solidly below freezing during both daytime and nighttime for several consecutive days — a rarity at a statewide scale for Texas.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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Eyes turn to this one because a win here seals a second straight league title for Methuen/Tewksbury (15-0-2), which is a rarity in the MVC/DCL Large.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Liu’s laboratory designed a crucial component of the therapy — the base editor to fix KJ’s mutation.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Susannah was diagnosed with a mutation in her KIF1A gene.—
Leanne Miller,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The couple has clearly created a monster.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Or a family battling an evil monster.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Braves did well to regroup after the freak injury to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim while also setting up a potentially good outfield platoon.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The implication, drawn from analysis such as the simulation above, is that Villa’s accuracy from distance is a freak, a one-off fluke.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Anomaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomaly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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