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uncannily

[uhn-kan-uh-lee]

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is uncanny; oddly, eerily, or mysteriously.



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Nevertheless, it isn’t out of bounds to notice how uncannily relevant “The American Revolution” feels.

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The irony, duly noted by dramatists, is that the technological monsters we’re creating bear many of our own features — in exaggerated if uncannily familiar form.

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His respite, however, was uncannily timed to an onslaught of criticism after CNN revealed that the show’s longtime top writer had been secretly posting vile and hateful comments on the internet for years.

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Ms. King is uncannily effective at drawing readers into her sympathetic young heroines’ struggles to find the life and romantic partnerships they crave.

The 10 tracks had names such as Sprig of Thyme and Silent Hearth - which were "uncannily close" to titles she might choose.

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