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Recent Examples of expectedly
Sadly, if expectedly, that won’t be the case.
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
What caught my ear was that almost every song was extremely (and expectedly) laidback—the honeyed melodies of Z-Ro, the syrupy flows of Big Pokey—except for the twerk music of the late BeatKing.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
Big bank earnings from Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Citigroup and Wells Fargo were impressive, though expectedly so, with mixed stock response.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The new model looks to be an able successor to the Veyron and Chiron pairing an expectedly over-the-top design with a ferocious powertrain.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers expectedly took care of business in the National League Wild Card Series to continue their title defense.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
As expected, Bay Area temperatures soared again on Tuesday, expectedly even more so than in the previous 24 hours and enough to bring a heat advisory.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Black-and-white stripes of all orientations and sizes packed a subtle preppy punch; giant sun hats were paired (expectedly) with breezy dresses and (unexpectedly) with sweater vests, ties and trousers; and bright pops of red infused the collection with intentional excitement.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Antoni’s nomination is now likely to face even more heightened scrutiny in an expectedly contentious Senate confirmation process.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
What caught my ear was that almost every song was extremely (and expectedly) laidback—the honeyed melodies of Z-Ro, the syrupy flows of Big Pokey—except for the twerk music of the late BeatKing.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
Big bank earnings from Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Citigroup and Wells Fargo were impressive, though expectedly so, with mixed stock response.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The new model looks to be an able successor to the Veyron and Chiron pairing an expectedly over-the-top design with a ferocious powertrain.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers expectedly took care of business in the National League Wild Card Series to continue their title defense.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
As expected, Bay Area temperatures soared again on Tuesday, expectedly even more so than in the previous 24 hours and enough to bring a heat advisory.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Black-and-white stripes of all orientations and sizes packed a subtle preppy punch; giant sun hats were paired (expectedly) with breezy dresses and (unexpectedly) with sweater vests, ties and trousers; and bright pops of red infused the collection with intentional excitement.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Antoni’s nomination is now likely to face even more heightened scrutiny in an expectedly contentious Senate confirmation process.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectedly
Adverb
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Expanding options for patients For people with high LDL cholesterol who may not respond sufficiently to commonly used treatments like statins alone, there is already the option to take injectable cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 inhibitors that are currently on the market.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Hunt gardens in the Talega enclave within the city of San Clemente, and praises his purple Polygala x dalmaisiana, commonly known as sweet pea shrub.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, only two agreed.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, safely managing and maintaining critical infrastructure in extreme environments can be uniquely challenging.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Energy Department doesn’t get involved in those decisions ordinarily.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Works that ordinarily hung elsewhere in the Uffizi were rushed into the Tribuna for the queen’s delight.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Expectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectedly. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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