curiously
adverb
cu·ri·ous·ly
ˈkyu̇r-ē-əs-lē 
ˈkyər-
1
: in a curious manner
seemed curiously calm
2
: as is curious
curiously, he continues to win reelection
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Like a train compartment, shared with strangers heading into a Russian night, a Chekhov story feels close, strange, yet curiously ordinary.
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Philip Metres
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Counting the counties Looking across the six-county region, curiously, the more affordable counties have some of the most significant sales dips.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Further, that 73,000 figure for government jobs seems inordinately, curiously high.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Album number 11 comes as the Arizona native, 49, is, more than anything else, curiously examining a chapter of his career he's arrived at where, both statistically and creatively, he's potentially peaked yet again.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Philip Metres
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Counting the counties Looking across the six-county region, curiously, the more affordable counties have some of the most significant sales dips.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Further, that 73,000 figure for government jobs seems inordinately, curiously high.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Album number 11 comes as the Arizona native, 49, is, more than anything else, curiously examining a chapter of his career he's arrived at where, both statistically and creatively, he's potentially peaked yet again.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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