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, favorability differs drastically among Democrats and Republicans.
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What to Do Hiking is, unsurprisingly, one of the best things to do in Kodachrome Basin State Park, and Baugh has a couple of trail recommendations.
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The audience for the MTV Video Music Awards, unsurprisingly, spiked with a move to CBS.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Among the businesses that comprise Nuestra Cartagena are, unsurprisingly, some of the coolest places in the city, including hotels, shops, tour operators and even non-profits.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
What to Do Hiking is, unsurprisingly, one of the best things to do in Kodachrome Basin State Park, and Baugh has a couple of trail recommendations.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The audience for the MTV Video Music Awards, unsurprisingly, spiked with a move to CBS.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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