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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
The older boys could glide a surprisingly long way and the youngest boy, unsurprisingly, fell a lot.
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Former pro basketball players, including those who played in the NBA, are unsurprisingly making efforts to play NCAA Division I men’s basketball, given the money that can be made through NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The argument in favor is, unsurprisingly, as old as the industry itself.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But now, unsurprisingly, politics are part of that debate, so the mere fact that Bad Bunny is brown and Latino and sings in Spanish is seen by some as an affront to the right.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Former pro basketball players, including those who played in the NBA, are unsurprisingly making efforts to play NCAA Division I men’s basketball, given the money that can be made through NIL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The argument in favor is, unsurprisingly, as old as the industry itself.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But now, unsurprisingly, politics are part of that debate, so the mere fact that Bad Bunny is brown and Latino and sings in Spanish is seen by some as an affront to the right.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
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In Robinson’s New Jersey community, deer that are commonly seen in back yards have been meandering on the street since the community has been under roughly 10 inches of snow for at least 17 days.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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This room is also where house fires most commonly start.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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In Comfort or Bentley mode, the ride is expectedly genteel, the cabin poshly dressed in two-tone leather and new diamond quilting developed solely for this latest Speed variant.—
Robb Report Contributors,
Robb Report,
26 Dec. 2025
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Following his lone season at Duke, Flagg expectedly landed in the NBA as the top pick.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Your comfort level is obviously also very important.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
15 Feb. 2026
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But obviously, a little disappointed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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