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Recent Examples of oddly
Leek points out that in Cash’s novel, however, the stakes seem oddly low because nothing bad really happens.
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Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Marner appeared to have a passing word with Rielly during the warmup and then oddly fired a puck in the direction of Matthews as the Leafs captain left the ice.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
From furniture scale to curtain length, small decisions can subtly influence whether a living room feels intuitive and inviting—or oddly off.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
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Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Marner appeared to have a passing word with Rielly during the warmup and then oddly fired a puck in the direction of Matthews as the Leafs captain left the ice.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
From furniture scale to curtain length, small decisions can subtly influence whether a living room feels intuitive and inviting—or oddly off.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddly
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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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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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By the time Melania arrives at the Inaugural festivities, the film has given itself over to a series of rituals (the candlelight dinner, the Inaugural itself, the luncheon, the Starlight Ball), which feels weirdly fitting since the filmmaking itself is so ritualized.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The first season also stood out for its weirdly short episode lengths.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddly. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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