surprisingly
adverb
sur·pris·ing·ly
sər-ˈprī-ziŋ-lē 
sə-
1
: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree
a surprisingly fast runner
2
: it is surprising that
surprisingly, voter turnout was high
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4 July 2026
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Also, the booing of every single hydration break has been surprisingly amusing every single time.
—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Gueye was surprisingly benched for their previous game against Iraq in Toronto last Friday but came on to score twice.
—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Even so, the surprisingly roomy silhouette has six pockets to hold everything from a wallet and external phone charger to a passport and 10-inch tablet.
—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
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surprisingly
adverb
sur·pris·ing·ly
-lē
1
: in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree
a surprisingly fast runner
2
: it is surprising that
surprisingly, no one disagreed
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