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
  • Does enjoying yourself feel strangely complicated under current conditions?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The details of their work are different, but the pressures are strangely familiar.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Instead, Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank ordered a rewrite — a job that, oddly enough, does not fall to the lawmakers who put the amendment on the ballot in the first place.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The resort has a refreshingly unpretentious vibe, and now oddly-endearing late-80s aesthetic from when it was first designed and built.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 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
  • The campaign has also highlighted the solidarity of Estonia’s art community, with artists rallying around an institution facing an unusually severe financial crisis caused by the scam.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The religious Democrats This midterm year, an unusually high number of Democratic candidates in red states are talking about their faith in an effort to connect with voters in the midterm elections, as my colleague Sarah Wire reported yesterday.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Funnily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnily. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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