strangely

Definition of strangelynext

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Recent Examples of strangely From the abundance of excellent fish and chip shops nearby to the sense of stepping back in time when entering what is commonly regarded as the oldest stand still in use in the EFL, Blundell Park feels strangely life-affirming. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 By lunchtime, a building designed for hundreds of employees can feel strangely abandoned while work continues perfectly well from kitchens, patios and anywhere else with Wi-Fi. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 These incongruous people end up dying in the same dragon fire and looking the same way in a strangely intimate sort of pose. Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 No one has done more to explain Silicon Valley’s founding mythology—or to show how the industry has rendered the material consequences of its power strangely invisible. Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Banks nearly had another one on Winston in the final 11-on-11 situational period, but the ball clanged off his hands near the goal line … Dart strangely lowered his shoulder on a QB run to the right on one play and made some contact with defenders. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Watching the slow, unthinking undulations of Technicolor bells trailing lengthy tentacles like slo-mo ribbon dancers is strangely soothing. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 But none of these writers — who, even more strangely, don’t appear to have actually bylined any of the site’s content — appear to exist beyond Le Ravi‘s site. Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 30 July 2026 Meanwhile, people on the street are just fascinated by the strangely naked corner. ABC News, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
  • Cortica's cap table reads oddly for a scaling healthcare company.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Alistair has the Argentinian poet Jorge Luis Borges (Luis Gnecco) coming to stay, but Parini seems oddly unconcerned by the imminent arrival of this master of letters.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Photography, then, is an expression of our peculiarly cruel way of seeing.
    Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Building a wall may even be its own kind of narrative project—a peculiarly linear one.
    Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Adverb
  • Reacher is weirdly shy about telling Elspeth Sampson her husband might have an Indonesian love child, but Elspeth insists the Sampsons have no secrets.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Everything’s far below you, and the windows are weirdly small.
    Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • One possible trigger for bitcoin to break out of its unusually calm trading range could come from the bond market.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Walter had held his stake in the team only since October, an unusually fast sale.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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