strangely

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Recent Examples of strangely Someone may want quiet while someone else wants action, or a minor household issue could become strangely emotional. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 And strangely, those performances talk to each other in a really interesting way and fill out both characters in a way that was completely unexpected and not on the page at all. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 One night after hearing a woman scream and the sound of breaking glass, Jeff notices his neighbor, Lars Thorwald, behaving strangely. David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 This hand that was as familiar to me as my own — the hand that, two hours earlier, had passed me a roll of toilet paper through the crack of our bathroom door — now felt strangely new. Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But the film co-signs it with a strangely gung-ho spirit, as Chin — himself a father of two — joins the mission with scant discussion of the potential hubris of this decision. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Broadly speaking, great works of Russian literature have a tendency to combine painfully austere themes with strangely rich imaginations. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Here's why even more are ahead The moons range from planet-size Titan to smaller oddities, some of which are strangely shaped like potatoes or ravioli. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Still to open are a bijou basement spa and La Bianca roof terrace (the cherry on the marzipan cake which currently feels strangely absent), which will complete La Palma’s hat trick of restaurant spaces. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
  • The music, oddly enough, often seemed secondary to the certainty of everyone discussing it.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The late Rosalyn Drexler set her figures against solid backgrounds that have an oddly familiar quality typical of first-generation Pop art.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • According to Merrick, the former dressage official, a peculiarly high percentage of relatively advanced amateur riders believe, firmly and falsely, that Olympic competition is a real possibility.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps no cartoon duo has perfected the push-pull dynamic quite like evil baby Stewie and his family’s peculiarly sophisticated dog, Brian (both voiced by Seth MacFarlane).
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Alas, poor Bryan is about to learn the hard way that change — as the saying goes — is as hard to outrun as an ever-growing zombie rat king with 37 different limbs and a weirdly personal vendetta.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But Aroonpheng’s worldbuilding is arcane to a fault, with no thanks to a weirdly flat rhythm that dulls the excitement of the film’s many narrative swerves.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The film navigates an unusually delicate tonal terrain between black comedy, suspense and the fantastic.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The agency’s new director issued an unusually harsh public rebuke.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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