classically
adverb
clas·si·cal·ly
ˈkla-si-k(ə-)lē 
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The main campus looks classically New England—handsome brick buildings in decay, with about a billion dollars in deferred maintenance.
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
It's not classically designed as an Aston Martin.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Both cuts read classically chic, styled with a streamlined riding boot and relaxed V-neck sweater.
—Avery Matera, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
That wavefunction, in turn, dictates the probability of observing this quantum system in a specific state with certain properties, as well as the probability of a transition occurring — spontaneously, even if classically forbidden — through the process of quantum tunneling.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
It's not classically designed as an Aston Martin.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Both cuts read classically chic, styled with a streamlined riding boot and relaxed V-neck sweater.
—Avery Matera, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
That wavefunction, in turn, dictates the probability of observing this quantum system in a specific state with certain properties, as well as the probability of a transition occurring — spontaneously, even if classically forbidden — through the process of quantum tunneling.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Classically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classically. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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classically
adverb
clas·si·cal·ly
ˈklas-i-k(ə-)lē
: in a classic or classical manner
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