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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While the late West Coast icon is credited as a featured artist on the tune, his name curiously doesn’t appear on either U.K. chart this week.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
And curiously, the last production of Othello on Broadway was in 1982 with James Earl Jones in the title role.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But curiously, no smoking or snuffing paraphernalia was found at the Quilcapampa site.
—Rich Haridy, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
And in the end, the controversy that’s been drummed up around this curiously lifeless retelling from director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) will almost certainly be the only thing folks remember about this particular take on the fairest of them all.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
And curiously, the last production of Othello on Broadway was in 1982 with James Earl Jones in the title role.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But curiously, no smoking or snuffing paraphernalia was found at the Quilcapampa site.
—Rich Haridy, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
And in the end, the controversy that’s been drummed up around this curiously lifeless retelling from director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) will almost certainly be the only thing folks remember about this particular take on the fairest of them all.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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