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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There's nothing wrong with supermarket ham just in terms of just delivering something that's pretty tasty just across the board, pretty predictably and reliably so.
—Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
As joint owners, Abbey Road Studios and Bowers & Wilkins are predictably coy about what’s next, but even though details are far from forthcoming, no one at the launch event seemed ready to deny that Abbey Road Studios Mode will see service in other products sooner rather than later.
—Simon Lucas, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
As baseball staffers, agents and media members alike started to congregate around the hotel’s central bar, the conversation, predictably, was dominated by Soto.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
As joint owners, Abbey Road Studios and Bowers & Wilkins are predictably coy about what’s next, but even though details are far from forthcoming, no one at the launch event seemed ready to deny that Abbey Road Studios Mode will see service in other products sooner rather than later.
—Simon Lucas, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
As baseball staffers, agents and media members alike started to congregate around the hotel’s central bar, the conversation, predictably, was dominated by Soto.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Predictably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictably. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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