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Recent Examples of weirdly
The place has an eclectic feel with some velvet couches forming weirdly elegant banquettes for a very informal spot.
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Back then, Vine jokes, Harambe memes, and Snapchat filters could sweep through timelines in a way that made the internet feel weirdly communal, even as politics darkened the horizon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
As advertised, Episode 1 was wildly degrading for contestants and weirdly nostalgic for viewers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
The play’s real focus is is the weirdly codependent relationship between Matt and Davis, who are intellectual equals but very different in personality, morality and career success.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Back then, Vine jokes, Harambe memes, and Snapchat filters could sweep through timelines in a way that made the internet feel weirdly communal, even as politics darkened the horizon.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
As advertised, Episode 1 was wildly degrading for contestants and weirdly nostalgic for viewers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
The play’s real focus is is the weirdly codependent relationship between Matt and Davis, who are intellectual equals but very different in personality, morality and career success.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdly
Adverb
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The strangely moving scene has always been floating around the internet, but unexpectedly went viral on TikTok in January.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even more curious, the cloud appears to be strangely bound to a mystery body that could be a massive planet or a low-mass star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That run now feels oddly sepia-toned, a pre-brat cultural moment before pop’s current maximalist turn.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
22 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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Perhaps more unusually, Biden was given a sterling silver train set worth $7,750 from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a road bike and two crates of dates worth $7,089 from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.—
MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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But the overlap with unusually frigid temperatures afflicting Florida's Space Coast and the rest of the country have turned Crew-12's launch opportunities into an intricate dance around Artemis 2.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Weirdly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirdly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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