understandably
adverb
un·der·stand·ably
ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē 
: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons
is understandably nervous
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The Chiefs and their fans have delighted in their dominance of Denver, understandably so after how John Elway and Peyton Manning treated them for two decades.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Much of the coverage understandably focused on the scale of destruction, but this moment stayed with me, a teenager processing all that had been lost by gathering up even the smallest of objects.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Coach’s handbags are understandably well-loved for this exact reason.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
While Legend, understandably, only commented with a series of laughing emojis under his wife's post, other celebrities cheered the star's lighthearted approach to the mishap.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Much of the coverage understandably focused on the scale of destruction, but this moment stayed with me, a teenager processing all that had been lost by gathering up even the smallest of objects.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Coach’s handbags are understandably well-loved for this exact reason.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
While Legend, understandably, only commented with a series of laughing emojis under his wife's post, other celebrities cheered the star's lighthearted approach to the mishap.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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