unsurprisingly

adverb

Definition of unsurprisinglynext
as in commonly

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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly And the Western flair she’s been sporting ever since has unsurprisingly founded its way into her newest collab with Frankies Bikinis. — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025 And perhaps unsurprisingly, nearly all leaders disagreed with any suggestion of using the FIRE free speech rankings to allocate federal research grants. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025 Nolan is unsurprisingly expected to shoot the film in IMAX formats, with production taking place in 2026 in Sicily, England, and Morocco. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025 And so, eventually, unsurprisingly, was Blagojevich himself. — The Chicago Tribune, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsurprisingly

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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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