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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
What to Do Hiking is, unsurprisingly, one of the best things to do in Kodachrome Basin State Park, and Baugh has a couple of trail recommendations.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest sources of cosmic particles in our corner of the cosmos, unsurprisingly, is our own Sun, which emits these energetic particles (mostly protons) in the form of the solar wind.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
International sales have already been unsurprisingly brisk.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Back on the Enterprise, Erica’s disappearance unsurprisingly has everyone else worried, and understandably so.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest sources of cosmic particles in our corner of the cosmos, unsurprisingly, is our own Sun, which emits these energetic particles (mostly protons) in the form of the solar wind.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
International sales have already been unsurprisingly brisk.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Back on the Enterprise, Erica’s disappearance unsurprisingly has everyone else worried, and understandably so.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
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Proton is commonly used by people seeking highly secure communications and has been blocked in countries with strict internet censorship, like Russia and Turkey.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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It is seen most commonly in developing countries with lower rates of vaccine coverage and, in turn, higher rates of measles infection.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
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This obviously reflects a complex neural circuit, simplified here for clarity.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And then, obviously, life happens as well.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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