unsurprisingly
adverb
un·sur·pris·ing·ly
ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 
ˌən-sə-
1
: as is not surprising
Matters complicate, unsurprisingly.—
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann2
: in an unsurprising manner
the story ended unsurprisingly
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, only two agreed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, safely managing and maintaining critical infrastructure in extreme environments can be uniquely challenging.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Feinberg, 65 and legendarily private, unsurprisingly declined to be interviewed.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes’ 26-20 overtime loss to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday unsurprisingly resulted in a massive drop in their ranking in the AP top 25 poll.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, safely managing and maintaining critical infrastructure in extreme environments can be uniquely challenging.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Feinberg, 65 and legendarily private, unsurprisingly declined to be interviewed.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes’ 26-20 overtime loss to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday unsurprisingly resulted in a massive drop in their ranking in the AP top 25 poll.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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