funnily

Definition of funnilynext

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Recent Examples of funnily Caitlin Clark is tied, funnily enough, with Angel Reese atop the league with seven technical fouls apiece. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The top of the Z Fold 8 Ultra features a pop-out nanoSIM slot and, funnily enough, it's flipped compared with the Z Fold 7. Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 The path to chair-making, funnily enough, began with the wood itself—his discovery that objects could be made straight from the log, free of wooden boards and power tools. Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 The couple reportedly first met at a polo match in 1986, where, funnily enough, Dodi’s team played against Diana’s then-husband’s team. Emma Banks, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Burnham’s path to power is, funnily enough, more typical of American politicians than British ones. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Your relationship is as unique as your fingerprint, so your list of do’s and don’ts will be, too — which, funnily enough, is precisely what psychological researchers want to see. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The 1929 landmark building has long attracted Hollywood writers and actors, and funnily enough, Rhimes’s unit once doubled as Olivia Pope’s apartment in early episodes of Scandal. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026 In 2024, a team of volunteers and engineers banded together to 3D print a harness to help a nearly three-decade-old turtle named Charlotte living with the funnily named, but medically serious, bubble butt syndrome. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnily
Adverb
  • But the film co-signs it with a strangely gung-ho spirit, as Chin — himself a father of two — joins the mission with scant discussion of the potential hubris of this decision.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Broadly speaking, great works of Russian literature have a tendency to combine painfully austere themes with strangely rich imaginations.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • If Vance were to renounce Carlson over a matter as trivial as, say, Carlson’s oddly positive assessment of Adolf Hitler, what hope is there for society?
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In the highlight, Marshall retrieves the ball and oddly fires it back to the infield, fooling no one.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Photography, then, is an expression of our peculiarly cruel way of seeing.
    Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Building a wall may even be its own kind of narrative project—a peculiarly linear one.
    Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Adverb
  • Bred and owned by German breeder Julius-Peter Sinnack, United’s parents come from an unusually close family line.
    Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His writing is unusually rife with proper nouns—Buddy, Sarah, Evie, Genevieve, Billy, Joey, Miss B.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Funnily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnily. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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