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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Using Non-Specific Messaging Trying to include everyone can ironically make audiences feel unseen.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Somewhat ironically, Les Mis is a personal favorite of President Trump.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 June 2025
But for a while, gender takes center stage as the main divide, sometimes ironically.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
While Brit’s fatal flaw is her lack of Housewife-making traits, Porsha’s issue is ironically the opposite.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 2 June 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Somewhat ironically, Les Mis is a personal favorite of President Trump.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 June 2025
But for a while, gender takes center stage as the main divide, sometimes ironically.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
While Brit’s fatal flaw is her lack of Housewife-making traits, Porsha’s issue is ironically the opposite.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ironically
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“Ironically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironically. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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