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Recent Examples of strangely
The bulk of this month’s business, perhaps strangely, belonged to last season’s two FA Cup finalists.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The labor market has behaved strangely since the pandemic.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Especially if the object in question is moving strangely.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
In this moment, there’s a lot of conversations that are being surfaced at the table that strangely, were instigated around immigration policy and policing.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
That preternaturally projecting voice and strangely protean accent.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The strangely moving scene has always been floating around the internet, but unexpectedly went viral on TikTok in January.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Even more curious, the cloud appears to be strangely bound to a mystery body that could be a massive planet or a low-mass star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The labor market has behaved strangely since the pandemic.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Especially if the object in question is moving strangely.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
In this moment, there’s a lot of conversations that are being surfaced at the table that strangely, were instigated around immigration policy and policing.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
That preternaturally projecting voice and strangely protean accent.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The strangely moving scene has always been floating around the internet, but unexpectedly went viral on TikTok in January.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Even more curious, the cloud appears to be strangely bound to a mystery body that could be a massive planet or a low-mass star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
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The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That run now feels oddly sepia-toned, a pre-brat cultural moment before pop’s current maximalist turn.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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By the time Melania arrives at the Inaugural festivities, the film has given itself over to a series of rituals (the candlelight dinner, the Inaugural itself, the luncheon, the Starlight Ball), which feels weirdly fitting since the filmmaking itself is so ritualized.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The first season also stood out for its weirdly short episode lengths.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps more unusually, Biden was given a sterling silver train set worth $7,750 from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a road bike and two crates of dates worth $7,089 from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.—
MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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But the overlap with unusually frigid temperatures afflicting Florida's Space Coast and the rest of the country have turned Crew-12's launch opportunities into an intricate dance around Artemis 2.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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