strangely

Definition of strangelynext

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Recent Examples of strangely 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 But none of these writers — who, even more strangely, don’t appear to have actually bylined any of the site’s content — appear to exist beyond Le Ravi‘s site. Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 30 July 2026 Meanwhile, people on the street are just fascinated by the strangely naked corner. ABC News, 29 July 2026 Their LinkedIn profiles sound polished but strangely interchangeable. John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Its flat, collage-like, strangely realistic world perfectly reflects these awkward characters who are constantly trying to fit into everyone else’s expectations. William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2026 Ambitiously reaching past satire toward psychological revelation, the play piles on plot twists but offers thin, inconsistent character work and a retrograde climax, leaving its portrait of American familial dysfunction strangely underpowered. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
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
  • 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
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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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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