curiously
adverb
cu·ri·ous·ly
ˈkyu̇r-ē-əs-lē 
ˈkyər-
1
: in a curious manner
seemed curiously calm
2
: as is curious
curiously, he continues to win reelection
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His depictions of sailing ships, too, had a curiously concrete double meaning — a ship’s wooden masts and canvas sails were the perfect stand-ins for wooden stretcher bars and canvas surfaces.
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Will Heinrich, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But, curiously, in female rats the levels sometimes fell.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
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Will Heinrich, New York Times, 23 May 2024
But, curiously, in female rats the levels sometimes fell.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for curiously
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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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