strangely

adverb

Definition of strangelynext
as in oddly

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Recent Examples of strangely But strangely, his proof didn’t specify how to build it. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026 Okeadu slid to the ground with a thud, his head lolling strangely, with sharp, anguished sounds rising from his body. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 Oddly drawn to disconnect, horror fans crave novel experiences that feel both startling and strangely familiar. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 In Australia’s first game, the team beat Türkiye, which had been heavily favored, in a strangely decisive 2–0 victory. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026 The only rejoinder to that is Sinner has had a strangely fraught time of it at the Slams — relatively speaking — since winning Wimbledon a year ago. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Commissioned by Mattel as a blatant weekly half-hour commercial for its popular toy line, the show pits He-Man and his heroic chums against the evil (but strangely inept) Skeletor in a battle for control of Castle Grayskull. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026 The clip resembles a melodramatic reality TV scene, with Cunningham’s unwavering eye contact and powerful pointing finger proving strangely compelling. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangely
  1. oddly
  2. peculiarly
  3. weirdly
  4. unusually
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  • And how spending time in the unpredictable, immensely powerful and ever-changing sea is so oddly grounding.
    — Heather Hiett, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Bobby Bonilla, who played for the Orioles for one and a half seasons during his 15-year career, was, oddly enough, at the Baltimore Orioles game on Wednesday, the day he is owed money.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of oddly
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  • This peculiarly stubborn barrier to the franchise held strong until Puerto Rican citizens took it to court, finally succeeding 60 years ago today, June 13, 1966.
    — Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.
    — Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of peculiarly
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  • And what better way to get used to the pressure that comes with playing for the Leafs than by tackling one of the most weirdly high-pressure scenarios in all of sports?
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
  • But Janicza, weirdly, talks about it all the time.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
Definition of weirdly
Adverb
  • The Tetra, from Analog Machine Works, features an unusually long tubular space frame with a pair of opposite-facing tetrahedrons in its interconnected structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • By Wednesday evening, senior White House officials had decided to actively support the effort to contest the suspension, which many soccer analysts viewed as an unusually harsh punishment.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
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