surprisingly
adverb
sur·pris·ing·ly
sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 
sə-
1
: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree
a surprisingly fast runner
2
: it is surprising that
surprisingly, voter turnout was high
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The Balkan neighbors’ soccer federations have surprisingly teamed up to try to persuade the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to award them the 2027 men’s Under-21 European Championship in a vote expected in December.
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Graham Dunbar and Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Beyond Disney’s two major tentpoles, analysts have high hopes for Despicable Me 4 and are tracking surprisingly strong anticipation for Twisters.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Not surprisingly, exercise and diet are the foundation for reducing muscle loss.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Well, what’s going wrong is maybe not that surprisingly, a lot of women don’t feel super safe driving.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 May 2024
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Graham Dunbar and Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Beyond Disney’s two major tentpoles, analysts have high hopes for Despicable Me 4 and are tracking surprisingly strong anticipation for Twisters.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Not surprisingly, exercise and diet are the foundation for reducing muscle loss.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Well, what’s going wrong is maybe not that surprisingly, a lot of women don’t feel super safe driving.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 May 2024
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surprisingly
adverb
sur·pris·ing·ly
-lē
1
: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree
a surprisingly fast runner
2
: it is surprising that
surprisingly, no one disagreed
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