inexplicably
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For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.
Seattle inexplicably decided to throw instead of handing off to battering ram Marshawn Lynch, who was all but automatic in short-yardage situations.
From Los Angeles Times
The game was the debut of Goff, who played two series in the second quarter, was inexplicably inactive for the season opener and did not play in the first nine games.
From Los Angeles Times
But Scotland midfielder McGinn scored his second goal of the game from distance after a brain freeze from Forest goalkeeper John Victor, who inexplicably charged out of his area.
From Barron's
The Crimson Tide had just been rolled over by a Midwestern basketball school that has inexplicably morphed into the best college football team in the country.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.