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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
Trump is unsurprisingly attracted to this paradise for the ultra-wealthy, where money is speech, labor is suppressed, dissent is criminalized and a monarch holds all power.
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Sonali Kolhatkar, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, children’s science books also began broaching related political questions.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
In very unhinged behavior, Lucy tracks Sophie down (after her boss expressly tells her the client doesn't want any contact whatsoever), and unsurprisingly, Sophie admonishes her for invading her privacy in an attempt to absolve her feelings of guilt.
—Aisha Harris, NPR, 21 June 2025
This is, unsurprisingly, pretty common for the children of the extremely wealthy, says Serhant broker Peter Zaitzeff.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
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Sonali Kolhatkar, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, children’s science books also began broaching related political questions.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
In very unhinged behavior, Lucy tracks Sophie down (after her boss expressly tells her the client doesn't want any contact whatsoever), and unsurprisingly, Sophie admonishes her for invading her privacy in an attempt to absolve her feelings of guilt.
—Aisha Harris, NPR, 21 June 2025
This is, unsurprisingly, pretty common for the children of the extremely wealthy, says Serhant broker Peter Zaitzeff.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
obviously
Adverb
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In a lot of ways obviously, devastated and bummed out.—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2025
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Wishful thinking obviously makes the religious right feel better about themselves,but telling the truth should also.—
Daily Southtown,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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