UNSURPRISINGLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

unsurprisingly

adverb

Definition of unsurprisingly

as in commonly

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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly The date, unsurprisingly, ends poorly, without even a kiss goodbye. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Down but not out Sales of Switch hardware and software have, unsurprisingly, been falling consistently for years now, well before the arrival of the Switch 2. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 The Firm is, unsurprisingly, displeased at the idea of more dirty laundry coming to light. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026 When the Martians attack in George Pal's 1953 movie, the US army — unsurprisingly — drop an atomic bomb on their invasion fleet, but they're left unscathed thanks to their powerful forcefields. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsurprisingly

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Cyclospora is most commonly found in salad, raspberries, cilantro, basil, and snow peas.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 14 July 2026
According to Priya Jaisinghani, MD, an endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist at NYU Langone Health, people commonly turn to peptides to lose weight, grow muscle, support exercise recovery, and enhance longevity.

— Jenna Anderson, Health, 13 July 2026

Definition of commonly

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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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The Islay Rum Distillery certainly stands out as being the only rum producer on Islay, but there are other rum distilleries in Scotland, a country that is obviously much more associated with whisky.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 July 2026
Its power obviously comes from the tragedy at its heart but also from the many-faced, forever-questioning thing McElwee makes of it.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 July 2026

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