funnily

Definition of funnilynext

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Recent Examples of funnily 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 But, funnily enough, losing to Halifax might have been the best thing that happened because Ben Tozer stood up in the dressing room and gave it to everyone. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Both have two, and all four books were published by Riverhead, and funnily enough, both earlier books (The Mothers, 2016 and Verge, 2020, respectively) were designed by Rachel Willey, while both later books (The Vanishing Half, 2020, and Thrust, 2022) were designed by Lauren Peters-Collaer. Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnily
Adverb
  • Banks nearly had another one on Winston in the final 11-on-11 situational period, but the ball clanged off his hands near the goal line … Dart strangely lowered his shoulder on a QB run to the right on one play and made some contact with defenders.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Watching the slow, unthinking undulations of Technicolor bells trailing lengthy tentacles like slo-mo ribbon dancers is strangely soothing.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • There’s something oddly binding about being on a family phone plan.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The latter is already a two-time Grammy winner – both in rap fields, oddly – while Scott has collected 10 nominations at music’s biggest night without ever taking home a trophy.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Building a wall may even be its own kind of narrative project—a peculiarly linear one.
    Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • This peculiarly stubborn barrier to the franchise held strong until Puerto Rican citizens took it to court, finally succeeding 60 years ago today, June 13, 1966.
    Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Adverb
  • An unusually intense El Niño event is gathering strength in the tropical Pacific in a hurry.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This reframes Florida’s position in fifth place, where its unusually large elderly driving population likely acts as a multiplier, helping contextualize why Texas and California remain in the upper tier.
    Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Funnily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnily. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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