: in a weird manner : in a strange way
a weirdly familiar place
has been behaving weirdly lately
… in the pellucid air everything seemed weirdly beautiful …—
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Indeed, Sofia saw her mother walking alone in the afternoon, which weirdly happens every now and then.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The conversation also challenges the weirdly prevalent misconception that the Beach Boys‘ pre-Pet Sounds music isn’t worthy of being taken seriously.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
Bottom line: Not great by any stretch, but at least the 1990 edition was weirdly memorable.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The conversation also challenges the weirdly prevalent misconception that the Beach Boys‘ pre-Pet Sounds music isn’t worthy of being taken seriously.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
Bottom line: Not great by any stretch, but at least the 1990 edition was weirdly memorable.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weirdly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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