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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For Book the lobbyist, and for Book the understandably vindictive father, the restrictions were a win.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Michael doesn’t want to go back there, understandably.
—Max Gao, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary: They're most often discussed in the context of people developing Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can either be easily treated if caught right away, or cause serious issues if not.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
People are very understandably uncomfortable by this association with Elon Musk, following a very tense and scary political moment in the United States.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Michael doesn’t want to go back there, understandably.
—Max Gao, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary: They're most often discussed in the context of people developing Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can either be easily treated if caught right away, or cause serious issues if not.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
People are very understandably uncomfortable by this association with Elon Musk, following a very tense and scary political moment in the United States.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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