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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
In the United States, pay-what-you-can restaurants are, perhaps unsurprisingly, few and far between.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Its iteration—which, unsurprisingly, wears well with tailored trousers—has a shorter height and minimal toe spring, and a soft, rounded toe.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Perri, unsurprisingly, began the campaign as Farke’s first-choice stopper.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The end result of their work is a rallying cry for filmmakers pushing against calcified thinking and conventional wisdom — and unsurprisingly, Pellington says that working on the documentary put him back in touch with the fearless twentysomething maverick inside of him.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Its iteration—which, unsurprisingly, wears well with tailored trousers—has a shorter height and minimal toe spring, and a soft, rounded toe.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Perri, unsurprisingly, began the campaign as Farke’s first-choice stopper.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The end result of their work is a rallying cry for filmmakers pushing against calcified thinking and conventional wisdom — and unsurprisingly, Pellington says that working on the documentary put him back in touch with the fearless twentysomething maverick inside of him.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
Adverb
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Unlike warm-season grasses, cool-season grass seed is commonly used for overseeding and starting a new lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Theodore Roosevelt builds West Wing (1902) Before it was officially known as the White House, the residence was commonly called the Executive Mansion or the President’s House.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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What caught my ear was that almost every song was extremely (and expectedly) laidback—the honeyed melodies of Z-Ro, the syrupy flows of Big Pokey—except for the twerk music of the late BeatKing.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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Big bank earnings from Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Citigroup and Wells Fargo were impressive, though expectedly so, with mixed stock response.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Such ideological exuberance was obviously unsustainable, which was Davis’s main point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ruth is obviously the easiest comparison for Ohtani’s career, as absurd as that feels.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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