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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
But the law includes an exception for ambulances owned by cities, counties and special districts, which can bill patients for whatever their insurance didn’t pay, a practice known as balance-billing.
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The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Experts say there’s low risk to the general public with a few exceptions.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Some of his most recent moves—including the choice to revoke the de minimis exception, which previously allowed goods valued under $800 to enter the United States without duties—have already started to make their mark.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
There were very few exceptions, including the great midden deposit in Bintan, as well as a few shards of pottery and stone tools found in an open site that are probably only a few thousand years old.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
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The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Experts say there’s low risk to the general public with a few exceptions.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Some of his most recent moves—including the choice to revoke the de minimis exception, which previously allowed goods valued under $800 to enter the United States without duties—have already started to make their mark.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
There were very few exceptions, including the great midden deposit in Bintan, as well as a few shards of pottery and stone tools found in an open site that are probably only a few thousand years old.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exception
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In January 2021, after took office, some Republican senators attempted to delay his Cabinet confirmations by slow-walking the process through procedural delays and objections rather than filibuster speeches.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now judges will be able to decide while also being able to consider objections from both the defense and the prosecutors.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The inadequate staffing at the Reagan airport tower was also hardly an anomaly.—
Kaanita Iyer,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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But the shocking bath the owners of 70 W. Madison took is hardly an anomaly.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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One of the messages sent to the boys from an individual later identified by authorities as Brett Bonini asked the two to pull down their pants and rub each others’ genitals over video chat in exchange for 25,000 in Roblox currency, according to the complaint.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Several workers at the facility filed complaints with the NLRB last week alleging Amazon had retaliated against them for their union activity, including firing them or withholding benefits.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jacobs also feels this rarity strategy is environmentally beneficial.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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Nestled along the southernmost edge of the Arizona Sun Corridor, the desert community is a rarity — even among border towns.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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Coming from a filmmaker with a background in video art and large-scale installations, the film uses 3D scanning and AI to explore questions of dispossession and social control through the prism of a commonplace police identity check.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Republicans now face the question of whether those gains will last through future elections, while Democrats will be spending the next few years fighting to win back those voters who shifted rightward in 2024.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Other effects, including abnormalities in mitochondria, persisted for the six months that the team studied them.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Pain in this muscle sometimes develops due to underlying structural abnormalities in the spine.1 Whatever the cause, effective treatments can help restore the mobility and function of your arms and back and relieve pain in your latissimus dorsi.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exception. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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