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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The United States Tennis Association, unsurprisingly, wants to avoid losing court space to pickleball.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Erdogan’s unconventional view that the way to tame inflation was to lower interest rates has, unsurprisingly, led to spiraling inflation and eventually a collapsing Turkish lira.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Partisan voters were unsurprisingly divided on the issue, with 51% of Republicans backing federal intervention and 78% of Democrats opposing the idea.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images The list features the best players under 25, and unsurprisingly, the Indiana Fever's Clark, 23, ranks above everyone else in the discussion.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Erdogan’s unconventional view that the way to tame inflation was to lower interest rates has, unsurprisingly, led to spiraling inflation and eventually a collapsing Turkish lira.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Partisan voters were unsurprisingly divided on the issue, with 51% of Republicans backing federal intervention and 78% of Democrats opposing the idea.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images The list features the best players under 25, and unsurprisingly, the Indiana Fever's Clark, 23, ranks above everyone else in the discussion.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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