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Recent Examples of weirdly
The weirdly democratized art of fiction means that writers with only a fraction of the cerebral heft of a Susan Sontag can produce novels far better than something as weighty as In America.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The heartwarming, but also sometimes weirdly terrifying series (the fire at the blind school!
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Is anyone else feeling very done with 2025—and weirdly hopeful about what 2026 may bring?
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
This 8-piece set makes organizing a suitcase feel weirdly satisfying, especially for frequent travelers who like everything to have a place.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The heartwarming, but also sometimes weirdly terrifying series (the fire at the blind school!
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Is anyone else feeling very done with 2025—and weirdly hopeful about what 2026 may bring?
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
This 8-piece set makes organizing a suitcase feel weirdly satisfying, especially for frequent travelers who like everything to have a place.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdly
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At my feet, the pale folds of cloth gradually came apart, revealing two half-open eyes, surrounded by curly hair, which, tossed by the turbulence, looked strangely alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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By the end of this eerily melodic, strangely beautiful song about doing nothing, Tyler dreams wistfully of loitering in a parking lot.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Utilizing a far more civilized system, the host at the stand in front of the restaurant gives diners an oddly accurate time to return.—
Joel Stein,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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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
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In an unusually combative video statement, Powell accused the administration of using federal prosecutors to interfere with the Fed's decision-making on interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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His threats have instead pushed Greenlandic and Danish leaders closer together—and into an unusually public confrontation with the United States.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdly. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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