UNSURPRISINGLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

unsurprisingly

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Definition of unsurprisingly

as in commonly

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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly Maybe unsurprisingly, the vast majority of the Laptop 13 Pro’s battery life can be attributed to the Panther Lake chip and LPCAMM2 memory. — ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 The classic English-style fish and chips is unsurprisingly great with English ales like amber, pale or brown ales. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, Brooks kept his cool long enough for a circle to form around them. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2026 The real-estate people who stand to profit from conversion projects claim (unsurprisingly) that adding union-friendly requirements would make their math impossible, effectively killing a program that is already bearing fruit. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsurprisingly

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Tularemia is a rare bacterial illness commonly spread by ticks or deer flies.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Today the language is more commonly written in the Kannada script.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

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Once-staple of 1990s radio delivered an expectedly upbeat, warm and nostalgic performance lasting one hour as the sun set over Kansas City on the eve of the World Cup quarterfinal match taking place at Kansas City Stadium.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Trump officials have, expectedly, rebuffed the plaintiffs demands.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

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