: in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly
The museum had closed for the night and it was eerily still.—
Brian Selznick
Brian SelznickIn a case eerily similar to the Vicki Hoskinson murder, an eleven-year-old girl in Louisiana disappeared while riding her bicycle.—David Fisher
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There’s nothing new about Hollywood adaptations featuring profoundly good-looking people, but film stars used to be made to look a bit more… regular, particularly before plastic surgery made the faces of so many A-list actresses look eerily similar.
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However, his first round in the 2026 PGA Championship was eerily similar to his first round at the 2025 PGA Championship when McIlroy shot 3-over at Quail Hollow.
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Despite sharing eerily similar backgrounds, Kate Middleton and Princess Eugenie were reportedly never really close.
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The first seconds of the aerial video were eerily still before a line of white smoke erupted from the ground and sliced through the sky.
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
However, his first round in the 2026 PGA Championship was eerily similar to his first round at the 2025 PGA Championship when McIlroy shot 3-over at Quail Hollow.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Despite sharing eerily similar backgrounds, Kate Middleton and Princess Eugenie were reportedly never really close.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026
The first seconds of the aerial video were eerily still before a line of white smoke erupted from the ground and sliced through the sky.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 May 2026
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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