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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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025
Our go-to outdoor solar lights are, unsurprisingly, from our own collection at Walmart.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
Ahead of last year’s American elections, most of our sympathies were, unsurprisingly, with President Joe Biden.
—Andrey Kurkov, Time, 15 May 2025
The Roman theater, also known as an odeon, was found during the renovation of Sisak's town hall on a street called – unsurprisingly – Roman Street.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 May 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 23 May. 2025.
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