UNSURPRISINGLY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

unsurprisingly

adverb

Definition of unsurprisingly

as in commonly

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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly The 49ers unsurprisingly held and promptly drove 99 yards to score on a 15-yard pass from Brock Purdy to Deebo Samuel between three confused defenders to clinch it. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The Pitt leads in nominations, unsurprisingly, with 25 potential statuettes for everyone’s favorite medical drama. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 Hitler, the car’s biggest booster, unsurprisingly got one of the very few produced. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2026 Perhaps unsurprisingly, the music duo turned up fashionably late to the Cineworld theater in Leicester Square. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsurprisingly

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South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the explosion occurred during an unspecified operation near the military demarcation line in the western section of the border buffer zone, commonly known as the DMZ.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Michigan gas prices daily trends Regular unleaded gas is the blend most commonly used in passenger cars.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of commonly

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Erik Neander, who as president of baseball operations is essentially in charge of how everyone involved feels, is expectedly optimistic.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Their work often critiques communism in China and the Cultural Revolution, with Mao Zedong expectedly serving as a recurring subject in their artistic endeavors.

— News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of expectedly

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Too obviously the gift of someone trying to seem casually cultured?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Concerns about this recent deceleration aside, a slight quarter-to-quarter boost is obviously preferable to the bundle’s comparable loss of 953,000 customers between the first and second quarters of this year.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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