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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
After the inspection team boarded the vessel, an examination of the documents confirmed suspicions regarding the irregularity of the flag flown.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
However, the primary contractor for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, Northrop Grumman, soon acknowledged there was a manufacturing irregularity.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Zellige tile has long been a favorite of designers thanks to its natural irregularity, which lends a stunning depth to kitchens.
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Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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Reuters,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
However, the primary contractor for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, Northrop Grumman, soon acknowledged there was a manufacturing irregularity.
—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Zellige tile has long been a favorite of designers thanks to its natural irregularity, which lends a stunning depth to kitchens.
—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irregularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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Interestingly, the development could lead to precision for delicate industrial manufacturing, gives advanced prosthetics a richer sense of touch, and allow surgical systems to instantly detect fine tissue abnormalities through visual color cues.
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Kesseli and the team investigated three possible reasons for this abnormality.
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During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.
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To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.
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Standard sonar often fails in shallow waters, while cameras are blinded by shifting sands and the simple distortion of rolling ocean waves.
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Critics pointed to technological deficiencies, market distortions, misallocation of capital, inefficient state intervention, corruption, and questions about implementation.
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Alan Greenspan’s passing is useful not as the subject of my column, but as a marker of an era when many professionals believed large institutions could absorb volatility on their behalf.
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Between flights and investor meetings, the executive carves out time to explain economic swings, market volatility, and tech trends, all while touting Blackstone’s global reach.
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Creating a quantum sensor out of a defect One of the biggest challenges in industrial energy management is visibility.
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The lawsuit said this defect helped cause Avila's death and the harm the family suffered.
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Director Craig Gillespie — whose impressive filmography has included I Tonya, Lars & The Real Girl, Pam & Tommy and Cruella — has proved to be a master at letting characters breathe in all their eccentricity.
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.
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Sixteen-year-old Quin Duncan is a varsity lacrosse player in Wilmington is relieved to be back on the field after a bout with arteriovenous malformation (AVM).
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Along with epilepsy, Benjamin also has cerebral palsy, cortical visual impairment and severe vision impairment caused by underdeveloped optic nerves and malformations in the visual centers of his brain.
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Early also has a larger target in view, the fickleness of internet celebrity, a lure that often comes with self-harm.
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Harris drove in three runs in the 11-5 win, offering a reminder of baseball’s fickleness.
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“Irregularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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