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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Her command of these mechanisms is, unsurprisingly, astonishing.
—EW.com, 28 May 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Yelp's list was made up almost entirely of food and beverage companies.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
As for the pet sector, which accounts for around 40% of their business, dogs and cats, unsurprisingly, make up the majority of the preservations, but the team has also worked on rabbits, rodents, chameleons and roosters.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Many of the online responses that have been so disappointing are, unsurprisingly, rooted in misogynoir — a form of misogyny directed specifically at Black women, shaped by both anti-Blackness and sexism.
—Susan Akyeampong, Refinery29, 16 May 2025
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EW.com, 28 May 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Yelp's list was made up almost entirely of food and beverage companies.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
As for the pet sector, which accounts for around 40% of their business, dogs and cats, unsurprisingly, make up the majority of the preservations, but the team has also worked on rabbits, rodents, chameleons and roosters.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Many of the online responses that have been so disappointing are, unsurprisingly, rooted in misogynoir — a form of misogyny directed specifically at Black women, shaped by both anti-Blackness and sexism.
—Susan Akyeampong, Refinery29, 16 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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