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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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
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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
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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