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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Shiffrin was predictably gracious in defeat — as rare as those defeats are.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Whereas smaller, specialized, and efficiently tuned models can achieve sufficient accuracy faster, deliver dramatically lower latency, run at a fraction of the cost, and scale predictably with real world demand.
—Abhas Ricky, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Perhaps predictably, the biggest impact was seen in Denmark.
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So, the best rivalry in sports predictably took hockey back to the 1970s once the Panthers fell behind 4-0.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Whereas smaller, specialized, and efficiently tuned models can achieve sufficient accuracy faster, deliver dramatically lower latency, run at a fraction of the cost, and scale predictably with real world demand.
—Abhas Ricky, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Perhaps predictably, the biggest impact was seen in Denmark.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
So, the best rivalry in sports predictably took hockey back to the 1970s once the Panthers fell behind 4-0.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Predictably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictably. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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