anomalously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The central bank has hiked interest rates by two percentage points this year to 11.25% to battle inflation that is anomalously running ahead of Brazil’s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
When Lacaze took the position in 2014, the company had one big thing going for it: its mine, Mount Weld, an eroded ancient volcano in Western Australia with an anomalously high concentration of rare earths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“These anomalously high temperatures are very worrisome,” said Cornell University climate scientist Natalie Mahowald.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Indeed, while the winter of 2022-23 was anomalously wet, the two La Niña winters before it were among the state’s driest on record — as Southern Californians have come to expect from La Niña patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The Indians in De Soto’s path, if researchers are correct, endured losses that were anomalously greater.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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