understandably
adverb
un·der·stand·ably
ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē 
: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons
is understandably nervous
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Is there a sense of despondency or panic? Waugh: Sort of, in the sense some fans are (to an extent, understandably) growing concerned about the lack of incoming.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Yeon-joo, Myeong-sook, and Chun-seung understandably feel betrayed, especially when it’s revealed that one of Yeon-joo’s recipes is being served at Motto as Chef Jang Young-hye’s (Buried Hearts’ Hong Hwa-yeon) original creation.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 11 June 2025
Which gave others time to come inspect the bizarre scene themselves… or stumble upon it by accident, like one group of disc golfers who stumbled upon the small hammerhead and were (understandably) confused.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
With that in mind, many bettors are understandably reluctant to bet against them at home tonight.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Yeon-joo, Myeong-sook, and Chun-seung understandably feel betrayed, especially when it’s revealed that one of Yeon-joo’s recipes is being served at Motto as Chef Jang Young-hye’s (Buried Hearts’ Hong Hwa-yeon) original creation.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 11 June 2025
Which gave others time to come inspect the bizarre scene themselves… or stumble upon it by accident, like one group of disc golfers who stumbled upon the small hammerhead and were (understandably) confused.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
With that in mind, many bettors are understandably reluctant to bet against them at home tonight.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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