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Recent Examples of strangely
The ensemble sings of hope and brighter days, but the optimism pairs strangely with the backdrop of our present reality.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
But sometimes salt is a problem, as evidenced in a strangely entrancing photography exhibit at Berkeley’s David Brower Center.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Similar veiled olive branches have been extended to Russian President Vladimir Putin—but only after months of flattery and praise strangely directed at Putin by his American counterpart.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs — abruptly and strangely — have lost their ability to win one-score games after going 12-0 in those contests during the 2024 season.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Yet, strangely and dismayingly, because military and governmental trappings are so familiar from other movies and thus easily borrowed by this one, Lockjaw seems more firmly grounded in his political milieu than Pat/Bob and Perfidia do in theirs.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
If your device is behaving strangely, taking action early is the best way to prevent deeper damage.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam will star as Gein and Laurie Metcalf will portray his mother, with whom Gein shared a strangely close relationship.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The moons range from planet-sized Titan to smaller oddities, some of which are strangely shaped like potatoes or ravioli.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
But sometimes salt is a problem, as evidenced in a strangely entrancing photography exhibit at Berkeley’s David Brower Center.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Similar veiled olive branches have been extended to Russian President Vladimir Putin—but only after months of flattery and praise strangely directed at Putin by his American counterpart.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs — abruptly and strangely — have lost their ability to win one-score games after going 12-0 in those contests during the 2024 season.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Yet, strangely and dismayingly, because military and governmental trappings are so familiar from other movies and thus easily borrowed by this one, Lockjaw seems more firmly grounded in his political milieu than Pat/Bob and Perfidia do in theirs.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
If your device is behaving strangely, taking action early is the best way to prevent deeper damage.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam will star as Gein and Laurie Metcalf will portray his mother, with whom Gein shared a strangely close relationship.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The moons range from planet-sized Titan to smaller oddities, some of which are strangely shaped like potatoes or ravioli.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
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And oddly, the decision made sense to a lot of them.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Darren Waller caught five passes for 78 yards and one touchdown last week, but oddly wasn’t targeted by Tua Tagovailoa in the second half while the Panthers were making their charge.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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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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 persistent wobble is wildly and weirdly terrifying.—
Sally Singer,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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But now that’s scattered weirdly in the end.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio—calculated by dividing share prices by earnings per share—is used as a long-term gauge of stock market valuations, often employed by investors to spot periods when the market is expensive or unusually cheap.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The host explained the decision in an unusually brief and straightforward introduction to the episode.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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