predictably

adverb

pre·dict·ably | \ pri-ˈdik-tə-blē

Definition of predictably

1 : in a manner that can be predicted works quickly and predictably

2 : as one could predict : as one would expect His reaction was predictably negative. From the beginning, we fell predictably into familiar student roles.— Alexandra Fuller Predictably, Southern's fans were not pleased.— Andrew Marantz

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The safety and driver-assist features, predictably, were a paragon of German engineering. — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, "Porsche’s 2019 Cayenne Turbo can haul your groceries from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds," 21 June 2019 But, perhaps predictably, the best bites of the night were the result of the chefs cooking in their respective oeuvres. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "An early taste of Pernoi, one of metro Detroit's most anticipated restaurants ever," 19 June 2019 Polls indicate that Floridians strongly support a ban, though predictably, the numbers get a little out of whack when asking questions here. — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Time for Florida greyhound racing to hit dead end," 22 Mar. 2018 The Warriors predictably got their offense going late in the half. — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, "Rockets hold off Warriors in powerhouse matchup," 20 Jan. 2018 With a new-look lineup and interim head coach, the Oregon State baseball team’s national title defense predictably fell short. — Bob Lundeberg For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "‘The volatility of baseball’: Oregon State Beavers 2019 season in review," 21 June 2019 The series brings ten celeb-reality singles to Malibu in the hopes of getting a fresh start at love, but things get predictably messy when their exes arrive to either rekindle an old flame — or enact their revenge. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Meet the Cast of Ex on the Beach Season 3 — and Watch an Explosive First Look," 19 June 2019 No surprise that Democrats and Republicans are sharply, if not predictably, on opposite sides of the question. — John Myers, latimes.com, "Californians' split decision on the death penalty," 17 June 2019 Unfortunately, and all too predictably, the rollout of RCS has been terrible (especially in the US). — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout," 17 June 2019

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