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, the drivers who struggled most are the least enthusiastic.
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Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
It’s made with polyresin and has a surprisingly detailed design.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
However, unlike dairy butter, fruit butters featuring figs, apples, or pears are surprisingly light.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Longboat Key, a barrier island just west of Sarasota, features beaches that stay surprisingly uncrowded.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for surprisingly
Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
It’s made with polyresin and has a surprisingly detailed design.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
However, unlike dairy butter, fruit butters featuring figs, apples, or pears are surprisingly light.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Longboat Key, a barrier island just west of Sarasota, features beaches that stay surprisingly uncrowded.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for surprisingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprisingly
Adverb
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Yes, the Knicks have benefited from good fortune during this stretch; as the notebook covered last week, New York is allowing opponents to shoot an unusually low percentage from 3, along with unsustainably cold shooting elsewhere.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Three years ago, an unusually warm winter was one of the worst for the industry.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Employers unexpectedly cut jobs in February, adding to concerns that the labor market is wobbling.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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But an unexpectedly powerful solar cycle that peaked in 2024 accelerated that timeline by increasing atmospheric drag on the spacecraft, according to the agency.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 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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Even so, American military operations have for the most part been astonishingly well executed.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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And species like naked mole rats and bowhead whales live for astonishingly long periods of time, decades and centuries, respectively.—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Somewhat astoundingly, each of his proposals, if enacted, would be more likely to make the affordability problem worse, not better.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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To Dallas’ astoundingly great luck, the arrival and rise of Cooper Flagg has been a bright ray of hope and excitement, but with Doncic back in the building the air was thick with gloom, regret and, yes, ongoing anger.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 50 years after its release, the ZAZ production is still considered one of the best comedies ever made with every slapstick scene and quotable Leslie Nielsen line as stunningly funny on the 20th viewing as the first.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The joint American-Israeli air campaign has been stunningly effective.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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