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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Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Carter and Oreana's budding romance hits a snag in episode 6 during a fishing trip that takes a surprisingly emotional turn.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Instead, it is built primarily from areolar and adipose connective tissue, which is loose, fatty, flexible material threaded through with a surprisingly generous blood supply and a dense network of nerve endings.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
New research points to a surprisingly simple workaround for caffeine withdrawal.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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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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