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Recent Examples of expectedly
Joe Mutascio The sports media world, and Bears fans were expectedly shocked and took to social media to voice their displeasure over the idea of Indiana adding a second NFL franchise to the mix.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
Amsterdam in winter is expectedly picturesque, and the film makes sure to have Stella and Gerry out in the fresh air as much as possible visiting real sites around town (though the interiors of the Anne Frank House were a recreation).
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In Comfort or Bentley mode, the ride is expectedly genteel, the cabin poshly dressed in two-tone leather and new diamond quilting developed solely for this latest Speed variant.
—Robb Report Contributors, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
Following his lone season at Duke, Flagg expectedly landed in the NBA as the top pick.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Sadly, if expectedly, that won’t be the case.
—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
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
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
Amsterdam in winter is expectedly picturesque, and the film makes sure to have Stella and Gerry out in the fresh air as much as possible visiting real sites around town (though the interiors of the Anne Frank House were a recreation).
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
In Comfort or Bentley mode, the ride is expectedly genteel, the cabin poshly dressed in two-tone leather and new diamond quilting developed solely for this latest Speed variant.
—Robb Report Contributors, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
Following his lone season at Duke, Flagg expectedly landed in the NBA as the top pick.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Sadly, if expectedly, that won’t be the case.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectedly
Adverb
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Those were never tested for DNA, a procedure not commonly used in the late 1980s.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Younger cats that develop urinary tract infections more commonly develop struvite stones whereas calcium oxalate stones are more common in older cats.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The variant, unsurprisingly, look just like the other Cayenne Electrics.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, responses have fallen largely along party lines.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Qatar, which ordinarily supports the mullahs’ interests, has also been targeted.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Crude oil prices have surged since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is flanked by Iran and is ordinarily the conduit for one-fifth of the world’s oil output.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Expectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectedly. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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