ironically
adverb
iron·i·cal·ly
ˌī-ˈrä-ni-k(ə-)lē 
also i-ˈrä-
1
: in an ironic manner
2
: it is ironic, curious, or surprising
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And last year’s banking crisis, which sank Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic, ironically may be helping the big banks.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024
Big Ideas sometimes feels like a showcase for Wolf’s malleability, grafting different styles onto the pop-funk that is—ironically, given the artist’s aversion to genre—her go-to sound.
—Jordan Bassett, SPIN, 12 July 2024
Lichtenstein pointedly explored and then ironically displayed the clichés of femininity and masculinity.
—Jenny Walton, Vogue, 29 June 2024
That context, especially against the backdrop of the present agony of Palestinians, creates painful dissonance with her work’s wounded humanism—and, ironically, underscores the urgent need for it.
—The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024
Big Ideas sometimes feels like a showcase for Wolf’s malleability, grafting different styles onto the pop-funk that is—ironically, given the artist’s aversion to genre—her go-to sound.
—Jordan Bassett, SPIN, 12 July 2024
Lichtenstein pointedly explored and then ironically displayed the clichés of femininity and masculinity.
—Jenny Walton, Vogue, 29 June 2024
That context, especially against the backdrop of the present agony of Palestinians, creates painful dissonance with her work’s wounded humanism—and, ironically, underscores the urgent need for it.
—The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
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“Ironically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironically. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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