as in unusually
in an unexpected way
The kids were surprisingly well-behaved during the sleepover. The restaurant's food was affordable and surprisingly delicious.
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Recent Examples of surprisingly
Moreover, its 'endgame' activities are surprisingly solid, giving flight sim enjoyers more than a couple of reasons to stick around for hundreds of hours.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The disappointing July jobs report threw a bucket of cold water on an economic outlook that appeared to be holding up surprisingly well despite President Donald Trump's high import tariffs, immigration crackdown and widespread federal layoffs.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Not surprisingly, China is pulling ahead of us across a panoply of scientific metrics.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Not surprisingly, Congress is pushing back against the Trump administration's proposal to cancel the Space Launch System, the behemoth rocket NASA has developed to propel astronauts back to the Moon.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The disappointing July jobs report threw a bucket of cold water on an economic outlook that appeared to be holding up surprisingly well despite President Donald Trump's high import tariffs, immigration crackdown and widespread federal layoffs.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Not surprisingly, China is pulling ahead of us across a panoply of scientific metrics.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Not surprisingly, Congress is pushing back against the Trump administration's proposal to cancel the Space Launch System, the behemoth rocket NASA has developed to propel astronauts back to the Moon.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprisingly
amazingly
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And, amazingly, the picture of the young Johnson standing on the boat in 1979 materialized.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Silicone covers are often a bit thicker and might show through thin garments, but that’s not the case with thin, throwaway pasties like these X-shaped Commando stickers, which are amazingly durable and sticky.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
16 July 2025
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“Surprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprisingly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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