unsurprisingly

adverb un·sur·pris·ing·ly \ ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē , ˌən-sə- \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of unsurprisingly

1 :as is not surprising

matters complicate, unsurprisingly
—Stanley Kauffmann

2 :in an unsurprising manner

the story ended unsurprisingly

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Things, unsurprisingly, went awry as soon as the group entered the dining hall for lunch.

— paula rogo, Essence.com, "Black Students Say ‘Make America Great Again’ Girls Knew Howard University Was An HBCU," 24 Aug. 2017
The collaboration between American and Kurdish forces has, unsurprisingly, been deeply disturbing for Turkey’s leadership.

— diego cupolo, The Atlantic, "Striking an Impossible Balance in Turkey," 23 Aug. 2017
A key to compromise, is unsurprisingly, effective communication.

— erin nicole celletti, Teen Vogue, "College Roommate Tips and Advice," 17 Aug. 2017
The king of swing, perhaps unsurprisingly, is catcher Salvador Perez, who ranks fourth in baseball while swinging at 58.5 percent of pitches.

— rustin dodd, kansascity, "Royals may be slumping, but they’re still swinging at a record pace," 11 Aug. 2017
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Reisinger says that people with anxiety and/or depression — who may spend more time anticipating — are likely to experience this type of fatigue more acutely.

— katie heaney, The Cut, "Why Sitting at Your Computer All Day Can Wipe You Out," 19 July 2017
Unsurprisingly, green groups are concerned about the decision.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Trump gets one thing right when it comes to energy and Russia," 14 July 2017
The sandwich was rolled out to a select few McDonald's restaurants around the U.S. last year and, unsurprisingly, impressed McDonald's loyalists enough to give it a full-time gig on the menu.

— andrea park, Teen Vogue, "McDonald's Releases Kale and Sriracha Mac Sauce Burger Nationwide," 14 July 2017
Unsurprisingly, balancing all this is very tricky, and historically and at present has led to some of our bitterest political quarrels.

— nicholas m. gallagher, National Review, "America Needs to Reconcile Its Id and Superego," 11 July 2017

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