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as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
that was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical
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as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
an anomalous burst of anger from this usually easygoing person
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Recent Examples of anomalous
Earth’s Leaky Core Hints that matter is somehow breaching the starkest density barrier within the planet began to emerge half a century ago, in the form of anomalous helium isotopes extracted from volcanic rock.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
The result for Leclerc was Ferrari’s brightest moment since Lewis Hamilton’s shock sprint race victory at the Chinese Grand Prix back in March, a result that has since become increasingly anomalous in the context of the team’s poor 2025 season and the Englishman’s own struggles.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
However, during the 2024-25 flu season — in which hospitalizations for the flu reached their highest levels in 15 years — the hospital treated four people, and Van Haren and his colleagues heard of similarly anomalous numbers from hospitals across the country.
—Andrew Zeng, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
By Thursday, the anomalous high pressure is expected to weaken and then dissipate, increasing chances for rain.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
The result for Leclerc was Ferrari’s brightest moment since Lewis Hamilton’s shock sprint race victory at the Chinese Grand Prix back in March, a result that has since become increasingly anomalous in the context of the team’s poor 2025 season and the Englishman’s own struggles.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
However, during the 2024-25 flu season — in which hospitalizations for the flu reached their highest levels in 15 years — the hospital treated four people, and Van Haren and his colleagues heard of similarly anomalous numbers from hospitals across the country.
—Andrew Zeng, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
By Thursday, the anomalous high pressure is expected to weaken and then dissipate, increasing chances for rain.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalous
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Because our mulch is rubber, this seemed unusual, and out of caution, the guardian was called immediately.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Routh, who is representing himself, has filed unusual motions requesting strippers and a golf round with the president.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark followed 1,200 patients at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) who already had tiny implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in their chests.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional software tools that cannot detect unusual activity if legitimate login credentials are used, hardware-level security can detect unusual access patterns—like mass file transfers or abnormal read/write activity—at the physical layer.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tusk, the Polish prime minister, convened an extraordinary government meeting early on Wednesday, bringing together the country's emergency and military officials.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy statement during the parliamentary extraordinary session prior to a confidence vote over the government’s austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris on September 8, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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In its world premiere, SECOND NATURE challenges the notion that queerness is unnatural, by turning to nature itself — and the science that dismantles the myth of the gender binary.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stories abound in folklore of the unnatural taking the place of the natural.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The plane, equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, offers exceptional performance and durability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Understanding the mechanics behind these exceptional arms can also be applied to neuroscience and could lead to more robots inspired by these adaptable creatures.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Eaton has been bringing unique worship experiences to a variety of churches since 2010.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every pitcher is different and offers a unique look on the mound.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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About 18 vehicles, including a number of rare barn find cars, were auctioned from the collection.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That kind of attention feels rare now.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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So, Hilleary will be in the odd position of facing a significant pay cut for getting a big promotion on Capitol Hill.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone Air Only Supports USB 2 Speeds The iPhone Air is relatively full-featured for such a thin phone, but Apple did make some odd compromises.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Anomalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anomalous. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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