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Recent Examples of strangely
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.
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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
The first video work in the series, Ready Mix, 2021, follows the strangely hypnotic rumble of cement production at an Idaho mixing plant, from sand to finished block.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Isak was introduced in the 62nd minute and could have made an instant impact after getting in behind, but strangely opted to hit the ball early, and his finish was horribly tame.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, in Chiwetel Ejiofor's Operative — a ruthless, monologue-loving Alliance agent hellbent on capturing River — the movie has a chilling, yet strangely sympathetic, antagonist.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Just like the island itself, their stories are separated by time but strangely intertwined – echoes of the past resurfacing in the rhythms of the present.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
What feels strangely compelling is how ZUTOMAYO’s music is composed of a combination of extremely complex elements.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Enter Black creators, who are at the forefront of AI’s inevitable intrigue, instinctively finding home in the strangely familiar newness of technological development.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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
The first video work in the series, Ready Mix, 2021, follows the strangely hypnotic rumble of cement production at an Idaho mixing plant, from sand to finished block.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Isak was introduced in the 62nd minute and could have made an instant impact after getting in behind, but strangely opted to hit the ball early, and his finish was horribly tame.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, in Chiwetel Ejiofor's Operative — a ruthless, monologue-loving Alliance agent hellbent on capturing River — the movie has a chilling, yet strangely sympathetic, antagonist.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Just like the island itself, their stories are separated by time but strangely intertwined – echoes of the past resurfacing in the rhythms of the present.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
What feels strangely compelling is how ZUTOMAYO’s music is composed of a combination of extremely complex elements.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Enter Black creators, who are at the forefront of AI’s inevitable intrigue, instinctively finding home in the strangely familiar newness of technological development.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
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In his oddly understated way, David Byrne is one of the most electrifying musicians of the last 50 years.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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National parks will be open, oddly.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 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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Erik Gustafsson hasn’t been able to re-create whatever witchcraft was needed for his weirdly spectacular 2022-23 season.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Also, like Johnson, the station chief had an unusually friendly relationship with Bukele.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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During my recent visit, though, the situation felt unusually tenuous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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