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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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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
And the latest report confirmed that — with one interesting exception.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
The Defense Department, which employs nearly 3 million people, has remained the one exception, given the military does not fall under the purview of the ADA.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
As the first transfer portal window has wrapped – although exceptions are always possible – here’s a full breakdown of the movement in USC’s secondary entering spring, the last in a six-part series examining the post-portal scholarship outlook for every part of the roster.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
And some sort of economic recovery, which isn’t occurring with the notable exception of extractivist sectors.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
The Defense Department, which employs nearly 3 million people, has remained the one exception, given the military does not fall under the purview of the ADA.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
As the first transfer portal window has wrapped – although exceptions are always possible – here’s a full breakdown of the movement in USC’s secondary entering spring, the last in a six-part series examining the post-portal scholarship outlook for every part of the roster.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
And some sort of economic recovery, which isn’t occurring with the notable exception of extractivist sectors.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
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The film has been criticized for trafficking in clichés and gender stereotypes, for equating transitioning with death, for presenting it as a kind of moral redemption, for making older cisgender audiences feel virtuous by endorsing it, among other objections.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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And appeals courts have upheld the gag order over Trump’s First Amendment objections.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with ABC News earlier on Monday, Southern California Edison's parent company CEO Pedro Pizarro said employees monitoring the lines remotely at the time saw no indications of any electrical anomalies that would typically cause sparking.—
Liz Baker,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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That is the real anomaly here, with the winds being sort of a second-order anomaly.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Attorneys for the owner said in a statement that the owner and the DOJ reached the agreement, which was reached immediately after the complaint was filed, to avoid prolonged litigation.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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At first, the school board reacted to the complaints by saying parents could have their children excused from the class when the new textbooks were being used or discussed.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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As the show regularly notes, and the finale goes out of its way to underline, Vera joined the force when women were still a rarity.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Both Krug and Eden Rock are bold, nonconformist brands that value craftsmanship, rarity, and sustainability.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Where were questions about Syria, Iran, Yemen, or Saudi Arabia?—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The nurse then tried to clarify her earlier question.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Chief Executive Steven Powell reiterated in an interview with The Times the company’s assertion that its data showed no abnormalities in the 12 hours leading up to the ignition of the Eaton fire.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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There were no abnormalities reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, NHK said, referring to the two plants nearest to where the quake occurred.—
Rhea Rose Abraham,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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