unsurprisingly
adverb
un·sur·pris·ing·ly
ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 
ˌən-sə-
1
: as is not surprising
Matters complicate, unsurprisingly.—
Stanley Kauffmann
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: in an unsurprising manner
the story ended unsurprisingly
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift takes the crown for the most listened to artist this year.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
How collectors will handle their legacies The answers, unsurprisingly, are complicated and, with one notable exception, not yet straightforward or clearly defined.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The viral Align Dress — now at under $100 (and selling out of sizes at an unsurprisingly rapid clip).
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Russia, unsurprisingly, has seized on an opportunity to try to undermine Zelensky’s legitimacy.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
How collectors will handle their legacies The answers, unsurprisingly, are complicated and, with one notable exception, not yet straightforward or clearly defined.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The viral Align Dress — now at under $100 (and selling out of sizes at an unsurprisingly rapid clip).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Nov. 2025
Russia, unsurprisingly, has seized on an opportunity to try to undermine Zelensky’s legitimacy.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsurprisingly
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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