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Recent Examples of oddly
But much of it feels oddly familiar, artifacts from an earlier era of technological optimism.
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Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The Patriots, oddly enough, were one of the four exceptions, holding on to a 16-10 victory in Cincinnati despite being outscored by four after halftime.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The mop spins at 220 rotations per minute, but oddly, the X8 applies more pressure with up to 4,000Pa of downward force compared with 3,700Pa on the X9.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Artem Bolshakov/iStock / Getty Images Plus TikTok users were quick to weigh in on Wilson's video, with many finding the décor both hilarious and oddly appealing.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The Patriots, oddly enough, were one of the four exceptions, holding on to a 16-10 victory in Cincinnati despite being outscored by four after halftime.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The mop spins at 220 rotations per minute, but oddly, the X8 applies more pressure with up to 4,000Pa of downward force compared with 3,700Pa on the X9.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Artem Bolshakov/iStock / Getty Images Plus TikTok users were quick to weigh in on Wilson's video, with many finding the décor both hilarious and oddly appealing.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddly
Adverb
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Thus, Last Rites tries a new trick, with the doll growing in size and chasing Judy down a hallway, in a sequence that is strangely reminiscent of Five Nights At Freddy's.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The effect is kaleidoscopic yet strangely calm.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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So, Orange County in the late 1970s and early 1980s seems a peculiarly unlikely place to have a hardcore punk rock scene.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The effect was disastrous, my hair crimped weirdly, with sections shooting out in different directions like the discordant notes of an orchestra tuning up.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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After NewSky+ Max, the climate cascaded again, our weird weather rapidly growing more weirdly weathery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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By adding a new molecule— borrowed from skin care—to their Infiniment Coty Paris fragrance collection, perfumes achieve the unusually long wear time of 30 hours, something none of us or our industry judges have ever seen or smelled before.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Keep those air conditioners humming, because this week is kicking off with some unusually hot weather.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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