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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Stewart definitely, understandably, slowed down as the night wore on, over the course of 102 minutes and 21 songs.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
However, while Isak’s future has understandably dominated the Newcastle narrative, another priority area to strengthen is at centre-half.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2025
When Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow spoke to the media following the shocking Rafael Devers trade in June, most of the attention was understandably on the reasons why the team decided to send away its superstar slugger.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Because of this, some organizations are understandably hesitant to adopt passwordless authentication.
—Peter Barker, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
However, while Isak’s future has understandably dominated the Newcastle narrative, another priority area to strengthen is at centre-half.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2025
When Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow spoke to the media following the shocking Rafael Devers trade in June, most of the attention was understandably on the reasons why the team decided to send away its superstar slugger.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Because of this, some organizations are understandably hesitant to adopt passwordless authentication.
—Peter Barker, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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