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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The rapid advancement of the digital world and social media is, unsurprisingly, a major contributing factor.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
And those devices, unsurprisingly, will largely run on AI.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Her command of these mechanisms is, unsurprisingly, astonishing.
—EW.com, 28 May 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Yelp's list was made up almost entirely of food and beverage companies.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
And those devices, unsurprisingly, will largely run on AI.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Her command of these mechanisms is, unsurprisingly, astonishing.
—EW.com, 28 May 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Yelp's list was made up almost entirely of food and beverage companies.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprisingly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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