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Recent Examples of strangely
Even the police and military presence was strangely understated.
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Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Meals lose nuance, familiar places feel strangely distant, and critical warning signals like smoke, gas or spoiled food become harder to register.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
At my feet, the pale folds of cloth gradually came apart, revealing two half-open eyes, surrounded by curly hair, which, tossed by the turbulence, looked strangely alive.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
By the end of this eerily melodic, strangely beautiful song about doing nothing, Tyler dreams wistfully of loitering in a parking lot.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The night before the murders, Nick Reiner -- who had been living on his parents' property -- got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party, and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
The streets below were strangely empty for a weekday morning, and Madison Square Park, visible through the scaffolding, was deserted save for a few people and their pets braving the day’s frigid winds at the dog park.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
All the while, Detective Jack Harper (Bernthal) is strangely suspicious of her involvement, chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
That lack of forward momentum is exactly what has made Stranger Things’s final season so far feel strangely anti-climactic.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Meals lose nuance, familiar places feel strangely distant, and critical warning signals like smoke, gas or spoiled food become harder to register.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
At my feet, the pale folds of cloth gradually came apart, revealing two half-open eyes, surrounded by curly hair, which, tossed by the turbulence, looked strangely alive.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
By the end of this eerily melodic, strangely beautiful song about doing nothing, Tyler dreams wistfully of loitering in a parking lot.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The night before the murders, Nick Reiner -- who had been living on his parents' property -- got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party, and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
The streets below were strangely empty for a weekday morning, and Madison Square Park, visible through the scaffolding, was deserted save for a few people and their pets braving the day’s frigid winds at the dog park.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
All the while, Detective Jack Harper (Bernthal) is strangely suspicious of her involvement, chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
That lack of forward momentum is exactly what has made Stranger Things’s final season so far feel strangely anti-climactic.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utilizing a far more civilized system, the host at the stand in front of the restaurant gives diners an oddly accurate time to return.—
Joel Stein,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Facing a peculiarly hostile administration in Washington, Pretoria has ample reason to pursue greater intra-BRICS cooperation—not out of ideological affinity with its members but out of the strategic necessity to protect itself against an erratic and punitive United States.—
OLIVER STUENKEL,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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In the early twentieth century, Einstein formulated equations for the peculiarly relative flow of time, now an indispensable part of the workings of all GPS systems.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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The play’s real focus is is the weirdly codependent relationship between Matt and Davis, who are intellectual equals but very different in personality, morality and career success.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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During the rehearsal, Ruffalo broke the fourth wall just once, after uttering a weirdly contemporary-sounding line having to do with CBS’ newsroom possibly wanting to keep its distance from the slowly developing Nixon-scandal story.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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In an unusually combative video statement, Powell accused the administration of using federal prosecutors to interfere with the Fed's decision-making on interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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His threats have instead pushed Greenlandic and Danish leaders closer together—and into an unusually public confrontation with the United States.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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