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Recent Examples of strangely
However, the tour was brief, overly lit, and strangely unmagical.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The night before, Nick Reiner -- who had been living on his parents' property -- got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Thus begins Gisèle Pelicot’s searing, unforgettable, and strangely beautiful memoir, with the peaceful, deliberate, quotidian details of her and her husband’s retirement in Mazan, a small town in the South of France.
—Helen Schulman, Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
The results truly need to be seen to be believed — a film often at odds with itself in its tonally confused comedy and strangely dramatic romantic story arcs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
But strangely, the 28-year-old confesses the transition was relatively smooth.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
But, strangely enough, examining our dating preferences may be key to understanding how.
—Alexa Beck, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Inside, it’s filled with yellowing tiles and strangely, empty prescription medicine bottles.
—Grace Hwang Lynch, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Misunderstood and strangely beautiful creature?
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The night before, Nick Reiner -- who had been living on his parents' property -- got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Thus begins Gisèle Pelicot’s searing, unforgettable, and strangely beautiful memoir, with the peaceful, deliberate, quotidian details of her and her husband’s retirement in Mazan, a small town in the South of France.
—Helen Schulman, Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
The results truly need to be seen to be believed — a film often at odds with itself in its tonally confused comedy and strangely dramatic romantic story arcs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
But strangely, the 28-year-old confesses the transition was relatively smooth.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
But, strangely enough, examining our dating preferences may be key to understanding how.
—Alexa Beck, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Inside, it’s filled with yellowing tiles and strangely, empty prescription medicine bottles.
—Grace Hwang Lynch, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Misunderstood and strangely beautiful creature?
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
Adverb
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But oddly also speaking was Dwyane Wade, who played for Riley in Miami but was never a Laker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 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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The material is weirdly shiny though, which might be a turnoff.—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Carr’s jibe struck me as weirdly TV-centric, in a very Trumpian sense.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Meteorological explanation Thursday’s unusually warm temperatures across Central and South Texas developed as winds shifted out of the south and southwest, ahead of an approaching cold front and a dry line between dry and humid air masses.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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One reason is that century bonds tend to pay an unusually high yield.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Strangely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangely. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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