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Recent Examples of oddly
Monthlies are nearly $1,900, and get you a live-in super, building storage, laundry, and, oddly, free internet.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025
There is something oddly familiar about speaking on the phone with Emily Henry.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Hollywood cinema has ever been a medium of self-reflexivity, mining its own art and business for story material, so the latest depiction of above-the-line talent — oddly, there is a paucity of films about gaffers, best boys, or foley artists — is part of a venerable tradition.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
That first week after Mary’s release proved oddly healing for Karina.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025
There is something oddly familiar about speaking on the phone with Emily Henry.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Hollywood cinema has ever been a medium of self-reflexivity, mining its own art and business for story material, so the latest depiction of above-the-line talent — oddly, there is a paucity of films about gaffers, best boys, or foley artists — is part of a venerable tradition.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
That first week after Mary’s release proved oddly healing for Karina.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddly
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There’s also a late plot development that turns the show into a weirdly specific piece of typecasting for one of its actors.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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Berube weirdly went back to it again to start Game 5 before pivoting repeatedly to other options, options that never included Max Pacioretty, who spent the most time with Tavares and Nylander during the regular season.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddly. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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