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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Since the debacle of Iraq, Americans have grown understandably wary of prolonged military conflicts, even those with no U.S. boots on the ground.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
During an interview with her The Electric State costar Chris Pratt, the actress, 21, revealed that she's been going by a totally different middle name than the one she was born with — and Pratt was understandably taken aback.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Especially in the culture space where so many businesses are built around trending interests and tastes, receiving feedback on your business or yourself as a leader is understandably inevitable.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Morris understandably leans on this material, even though it’s been exhibited to death, precisely because the consequences of this man’s influence are never in question.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
During an interview with her The Electric State costar Chris Pratt, the actress, 21, revealed that she's been going by a totally different middle name than the one she was born with — and Pratt was understandably taken aback.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Especially in the culture space where so many businesses are built around trending interests and tastes, receiving feedback on your business or yourself as a leader is understandably inevitable.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Morris understandably leans on this material, even though it’s been exhibited to death, precisely because the consequences of this man’s influence are never in question.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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