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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Bubbly and gently spiced, Capitulation is surprisingly light on the tongue.
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Over the course of the new couple’s relationship ups and downs, a watch plays a surprisingly prominent role, becoming a major plot point in the film.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Over the course of the new couple’s relationship ups and downs, a watch plays a surprisingly prominent role, becoming a major plot point in the film.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for surprisingly
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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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