unsurprisingly
adverb
un·sur·pris·ing·ly
ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 
ˌən-sə-
1
: as is not surprising
matters complicate, unsurprisingly—
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann2
: in an unsurprising manner
the story ended unsurprisingly
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The city is unsurprisingly full of haunted spaces, but Muriel’s restaurant by Jackson Square is for those who want just a side of spooky.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Hollywood, unsurprisingly, has come calling.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Chicago Cubs and, unsurprisingly, New York Yankees have also been rumored to be in pursuit of Okamoto.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In the United States, pay-what-you-can restaurants are, perhaps unsurprisingly, few and far between.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Hollywood, unsurprisingly, has come calling.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Chicago Cubs and, unsurprisingly, New York Yankees have also been rumored to be in pursuit of Okamoto.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In the United States, pay-what-you-can restaurants are, perhaps unsurprisingly, few and far between.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsurprisingly
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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