: in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly
The museum had closed for the night and it was eerily still.—
Brian Selznick
Brian SelznickIn a case eerily similar to the Vicki Hoskinson murder, an eleven-year-old girl in Louisiana disappeared while riding her bicycle.—David Fisher
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The message Stefanini received was eerily similar.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The streets of Tehran are eerily quiet – until the bombs come.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The murder is eerily similar to a former co-worker of RJ’s and his ex-wife, journalist Catherine Delacroix (Adelaide Clemens), from years prior, which has remained unsolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The streets of Tehran are eerily quiet – until the bombs come.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The murder is eerily similar to a former co-worker of RJ’s and his ex-wife, journalist Catherine Delacroix (Adelaide Clemens), from years prior, which has remained unsolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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