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outlier

noun as in something that stands apart

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Tuesday's attack is not an outlier, though it is shocking for its death toll.

From BBC

If Los Angeles has a reputation for opera, it is as an outlier, a city freed from encrusted tradition and eager to invent.

Sure, Ann Selzer’s final poll before the election, which showed Harris ahead in the solidly red state of Iowa, may be an outlier.

From Slate

This Iowa poll may be an outlier and all the chatter about this remarkable result will end up being nothing more than election year lore.

From Salon

Most experts agree that early voting data cannot be compared to 2020, an outlier year because of the pandemic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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