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
Not surprisingly, far fewer families regularly eat meals together.
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Bob Rommel, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Somewhat surprisingly, in the past, five-week losing streaks for the S & P 500 have been followed by poor near-term returns on average rather than forceful snapbacks, according to multiple such studies.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
But in recent years, physicists have noted that black holes are also surprisingly similar to de Sitter space.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Most are badly inefficient compared with their newer counterparts, and surprisingly cheap to retrofit.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Bob Rommel, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Somewhat surprisingly, in the past, five-week losing streaks for the S & P 500 have been followed by poor near-term returns on average rather than forceful snapbacks, according to multiple such studies.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
But in recent years, physicists have noted that black holes are also surprisingly similar to de Sitter space.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Most are badly inefficient compared with their newer counterparts, and surprisingly cheap to retrofit.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprisingly
Adverb
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In early 2026, nearly 80% of large fireballs (those with 50+ reports) produced audible booms — an unusually high rate.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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For now, the case remains open as investigators work to piece together the full story behind an unusually layered discovery.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In a modern Danish farming family, the patriarch Gorm unexpectedly chooses to pass the family farm to his youngest daughter, Astrid, causing a deep rift.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not long afterward, in Iran, Ejection unexpectedly ran into the daughter-in-law of one of those former colleagues.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Overall, however, these are amazingly powerful and innovative devices that surely won’t disappoint both diehard Samsung fans and those new to Galaxy.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The older boy had dozens of pellets in his face, but amazingly none hit his eyes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s astonishingly high for a state like ours, and SB 266 would worsen the desert conditions.—
Josette Walters,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Friday’s segment capped off the news program’s rollout of the emotionally raw and astonishingly candid interview Guthrie, 54, sat down for with Kotb, her primary substitute for the past seven weeks.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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In terms of quality of life — affluence, food quality and production, life expectancies, standard of living almost everywhere — the news is astoundingly good.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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But a social media narrative, especially among left-wing influencers, is that City Councilman Andy Thomson’s astoundingly close five-vote win in the race for mayor is another sign of a great blue Democratic wave sweeping the country, a harbinger of trouble for Republicans in November.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This stunningly beautiful scientific film features footage of the elusive giant squid in its natural habitat, and the earliest images of deep-sea bioluminescence.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Then Italy was stunningly knocked out of the group stage at the World Cups in 2010 and 2014.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Surprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprisingly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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