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 way teams possess the ball has changed Perhaps unsurprisingly, the way that possession has become destabilised in recent seasons has changed the way sides retain the ball.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Lynn’s insistence that the entire field of economics is a lie has, perhaps unsurprisingly, failed to persuade many economists.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
But unsurprisingly, there’s no growth.
—Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
News reports the next morning unsurprisingly disclosed that three teens were shot on East 55th Street, just blocks from the lakefront.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
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Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Lynn’s insistence that the entire field of economics is a lie has, perhaps unsurprisingly, failed to persuade many economists.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
But unsurprisingly, there’s no growth.
—Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
News reports the next morning unsurprisingly disclosed that three teens were shot on East 55th Street, just blocks from the lakefront.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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