1
as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability
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2
as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
her tardiness today is an exception; usually she's on time
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Recent Examples of exception
In contrast with the GATT, for instance, the WTO made the national security exceptions that countries sought to attain reviewable and subject to reversal.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
One exception is Rocket Lab, which has a market valuation today of nearly $23 billion.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
But more and more, those cases are the exception, not the rule.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Bullock said around 400 prisoners have died in Salvadoran custody since March 2022, when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception that suspended key due process rights.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 27 July 2025
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
One exception is Rocket Lab, which has a market valuation today of nearly $23 billion.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
But more and more, those cases are the exception, not the rule.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Bullock said around 400 prisoners have died in Salvadoran custody since March 2022, when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception that suspended key due process rights.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
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Over the objections of some Federal Trade Commission employees who sent a joint letter to Congress, that agency held a daylong session about how medical care for transgender people was a dangerous fraud.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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With maximum energy density, enhanced safety, and faster charging, nearly all objections to EV adoption would be eliminated.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
20 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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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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The complaint alleges that Live Nation-Ticketmaster unlawfully exercises its monopoly power in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The Kroger in the Holiday Manor Shopping Center and another location on Westport Road both faced complaints to Louisville health department officials regarding the possible presence of rodents, as well.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Even in cities with high EV penetration rates—including San Francisco, Oslo, and Amsterdam—electric taxis remain a rarity.—
Clay Chandler,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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That's a rarity, as SpaceX is known for its rocket reuse; one of the company's Falcon 9 boosters has a whopping 29 launches under its belt.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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The class is specifically designed to provide an opportunity to ask questions about Christianity and our Lutheran theology.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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Now the chaotic rollout of President Trump’s economic policies and threat to the Federal Reserve’s independence have provoked questions about the stability of American assets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 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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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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