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aberrant

[uh-ber-uhnt, ab-er-] / əˈbɛr ənt, ˈæb ər- /


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Colors become aberrant, shifting suddenly from greens into turquoise blue, while authentic nature steps aside for abstraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Lombardy's Lega party president, Attilio Fontana, said a guilty verdict would be "so aberrant, even from a judicial point of view, that I don't even want to think about it".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

Four dynamics are highlighted here: self-excuses, blame-shifting, gaslighting and normalizing aberrant behavior.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

The collaborative study conducted by Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital examined how aberrant DNA methylation distorts cellular developmental trajectories and thereby contributes to the formation of AT/RT.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

“If we don’t distinguish our heartache—don’t at least attempt to work through it, you understand—it tends to pop up later. In different ways, aberrant ways.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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