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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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
This is a sadist who is surprisingly committed to consent.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Skiing is surprisingly picky about physics.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Langdon, not surprisingly, is pretty torn up about losing Louie.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Feb. 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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