predictably
adverb
pre·dict·ably
pri-ˈdik-tə-blē 
1
: in a manner that can be predicted
works quickly and predictably
2
: as one could predict : as one would expect
His reaction was predictably negative.
From the beginning, we fell predictably into familiar student roles.—
Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra FullerPredictably, Southern's fans were not pleased.—Andrew Marantz
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
There were, predictably some long nights but Tommy was in many ways the most entertaining part of that woeful start to Winnipeg's NHL history.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
At least one desperate Russian command, the 20th Combined Arms Army, has formed assault groups made up of walking wounded—including injured men walking with the aid of crutches—and sent them into battle with predictably tragic results.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The ZBook Fury and the ThinkPad predictably produced much higher numbers using higher-end GPUs with more wattage.
—PCMAG, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Predictably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictably. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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