irregularities

plural of irregularity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularities
Noun
  • Eventually, approximately 30% of patients develop serious cardiac complications such as cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm abnormalities, or heart failure.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Many neuroimaging studies have also shown structural abnormalities in the brains of people with schizophrenia, but nothing consistent enough across patient populations to become signature features of the disorder.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The first two months of the year are reported together to smooth out distortions from the long Lunar New Year break.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Brief, startling moments of illumination are everywhere in its stories; so are all kinds of optical illusions and distortions.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, even high-quality 2D materials can have atomic defects, like missing sulfur or selenium atoms, which affect electrical behavior.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Marijuana may damage oocytes — unfertilized eggs in female ovaries — in ways researchers worry may lead to infertility, miscarriage and possible genetic defects in babies, new research has found.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • True to form for successful entrepreneurs, Repole embraces what others might see as character flaws.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But within the romantic tropes, Sheeran expresses feelings beyond falling in love with someone’s eyes and smile, instead embracing flaws (clothes strewn about the house) and habits (checking the door locks before bedtime).
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While the painters might have been from different worlds — Nicholson was born in 1893 and resided in Cumbria, while Cranston, born in 1969, lives in Scotland — their work both revels in intimacy’s imperfections.
    Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, how do the imperfections of real-world surveillance alter our ability to identify the best action?
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These imaging scans help provide a better look at the bones to detect fractures, bone deformities, infections, and abnormalities like tumors.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Bouton, who endured yearslong treatment for spinal deformities that could have caused paralysis eventually, is happy to be playing at all.
    Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Buy fresh-looking pumpkins without blemishes, soft spots, or rotting stems.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Defense camouflaging more blemishes than Revlon.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Irregularities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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