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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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Cincinnati still remains outside the AFC playoff picture, and their most realistic path appears to be winning the AFC North — which, surprisingly, is still up for grabs after the Bengals’ win over the Ravens, moving Baltimore to 6-6.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
There’s no shortage of tech sales to shop on Black Friday, but only Prime members can access these surprisingly affordable finds for even less.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Lydia, who is pregnant with twins, and Sutton take it surprisingly well.
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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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