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
This is a one-off exception tied to the holiday.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
Power-hitting was the exception to their ‘next man up’ system.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
With very few exceptions, no one gets hired without talking to their potential boss first.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
The exceptions were Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K and Black Myth Wukong at 1080p, where the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K was still behind, but not quite as much.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
Power-hitting was the exception to their ‘next man up’ system.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
With very few exceptions, no one gets hired without talking to their potential boss first.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
The exceptions were Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K and Black Myth Wukong at 1080p, where the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K was still behind, but not quite as much.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
Noun
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The federal agency’s power to green-light sports betting nationwide is the subject of legal objections from states and tribal groups.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Few beside farmers voice objections.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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The outcome of the appeal will determine whether the Chicago ruling becomes a regional anomaly or a national precedent for holding federal immigration officers personally accountable to the courts.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Similar to finding that planets do not orbit the earth, the search for economics anomalies requires searching for empirical facts that cannot (easily) be explained using the standard economic model where everyone chooses by optimizing and makes no systematic mistakes.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Leawood police fielded nearly 400 food-poisoning complaints and conducted about 130 interviews, a volume that briefly crashed the department’s records system, according to the Johnson County Post, KSHB 41 and KCTV5.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the complaint claims that Corcoran is owed far more than the roughly $8,000 she's been paid to date.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For high-profile travelers, specifically, the appeal lies in the rarity and rawness of the experience.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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But actually finding these fossils is a rarity.—
Regina G. Barber,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Both experts noted that while the current package supports growth, the widening gap between low unemployment and soaring deficits poses questions about the viability of America’s debt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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If the aneurysm is found in a healthy patient and doesn’t show any high-risk features, doctors will monitor it and check for signs of growth or other abnormalities over time.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Before the stethoscope, physicians often placed their ear directly on a patient’s chest to listen for abnormalities in breathing and heart sounds.—
Joshua Hutcheson,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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