Definition of IRONICALLY

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That market power was ironically confirmed by Ms. Warren, who decided to run advertisements for her proposal on—where... — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Facebook, This Isn’t How You Make Friends," 12 Mar. 2019 Perhaps ironically, too much water too fast was California’s most recent water problem. — National Geographic, "From Not Enough to Too Much, the World’s Water Crisis Explained," 22 Mar. 2018 But ironically, historians know more about cannibalism in Europe and colonial America than elsewhere. — Pallavi Kottamasu, BostonGlobe.com, "Were cannibals really so bad?," 2 June 2018 And ironically, these good practices give Bali a shot at influencing the dialogue around conscious tourism. — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "Finding the Bali You Came For," 16 Nov. 2018 The disease was spread by soldiers, ironically at the close of World War I and is thought to have started at Camp Funston, Fort Riley Kansas. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "RetroIndy: 1918 Spanish Influenza was swift and deadly," 31 Jan. 2018 He was released in February but detained again during the state of emergency a month later for meeting with friends — ironically in celebration of their earlier release. — Paul Schemm, Washington Post, "After years of unrest, Ethiopians are riding an unlikely wave of hope. Will it last?," 6 May 2018 According to Sannicandro, owner of the (somewhat ironically named) barber shop Hair Medics, the gory stunt was well deserved: 10-year-old DiPalma seriously spooked Sannicandro two months ago by placing a fake cockroach in the barber shop. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Florida barber's bloody ear prank on 10-year-old boy sparks mixed reactions," 2 Aug. 2018 After being sent to King’s Landing in a rowboat by Ser Davos back in Season 3, Gendry has been putting his blacksmith skills to work, ironically making swords for the Lannisters—the very people who killed his family. — Chanel Vargas, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why Game of Thrones Fans Are Furious About This Moment Between Jon Snow and Gendry," 15 Aug. 2017

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