oddly

adverb

Definition of oddlynext
as in strangely

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Recent Examples of oddly That pipeline - which was, oddly, built as a joint project with Iran - could also be connected to a new pipe in Saudi Arabia. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026 In a sense, the recent buildings are oddly backward-looking solutions to a dramaturgical problem that preoccupied the German-speaking avant-garde of the 1920s. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 An abalone’s organs are simultaneously deeply alien and oddly familiar. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 Despite the conversations on AI and the state of the art market, the Summit seemed oddly unfocused. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for oddly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddly
  1. strangely
  2. peculiarly
  3. weirdly
  4. unusually
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  • 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
Definition of strangely
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  • 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
Definition of peculiarly
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  • Goldberg, his fellow Canadian, co-directed with him the weirdly uneven apocalyptic comedy bravely titled This Is the End, which proved to be neither a hit nor the end.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
  • In late 2024, X weirdly ended up withdrawing its application for a money transmitter license in the state.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of weirdly
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  • 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
Definition of unusually

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

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