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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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
There’s trouble in paradise in this surprisingly profound soccer comedy, which takes an episode from 2002 that passed most of the world by but left the Republic of Ireland in bits, so much so that it was even compared (elsewhere, obviously) to the death of Princess Diana.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles prevailed in Thursday's NFL opener 24-20 in what morphed into a surprisingly tight result against the Dallas Cowboys.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Enjoy Local Nightlife For a small town, Bryan is surprisingly happening after dark.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Surprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprisingly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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