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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
Owners of such houses are, unsurprisingly, keen to know what kind of people are sleeping under their roofs.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
Kammerkonzert, perhaps unsurprisingly, consists of something entirely different.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 9 Apr. 2026
Amazon’s suggested fix, perhaps unsurprisingly, is to buy a new e-reader.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
DeGrom was back on the mound on Monday and unsurprisingly rebounded in dominating fashion, giving up one run off one hit with six strikeouts in five innings with his four-seam fastball as his most effective pitch, throwing it 44% of the time and accounting for five of his strikeouts.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
Kammerkonzert, perhaps unsurprisingly, consists of something entirely different.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 9 Apr. 2026
Amazon’s suggested fix, perhaps unsurprisingly, is to buy a new e-reader.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
DeGrom was back on the mound on Monday and unsurprisingly rebounded in dominating fashion, giving up one run off one hit with six strikeouts in five innings with his four-seam fastball as his most effective pitch, throwing it 44% of the time and accounting for five of his strikeouts.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
Adverb
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Parkinson’s disease most commonly affects older adults, with the average age of onset in the early to mid-60s.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Automet is a brand that commonly comes up in our editor search to find comfy matching sets.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Helping the club’s cause was Schlittler, who was expectedly restricted to 68 pitches after a spring training back/lat injury prevented him from fully building up.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And, expectedly, he was scrutinized for his words during the Oscars broadcast.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Suddenly, a hummingbird darted up into the insect swarm, rolling, diving and maneuvering in what was obviously an attempt to catch some of the very tiny bugs.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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And my relationship to this band is through my father, through my aunts and uncles of the E Street Band, and Bruce, obviously.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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