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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
Stalter’s mom was (perhaps unsurprisingly) an early ally.
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Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Favorite collections: Dior, Junya Watanabe, Saint Laurent and Lemaire
Best format: Rick Owens, unsurprisingly, pushed boundaries — this time quite literally.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Trump is unsurprisingly attracted to this paradise for the ultra-wealthy, where money is speech, labor is suppressed, dissent is criminalized and a monarch holds all power.
—Sonali Kolhatkar, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, children’s science books also began broaching related political questions.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
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Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Favorite collections: Dior, Junya Watanabe, Saint Laurent and Lemaire
Best format: Rick Owens, unsurprisingly, pushed boundaries — this time quite literally.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Trump is unsurprisingly attracted to this paradise for the ultra-wealthy, where money is speech, labor is suppressed, dissent is criminalized and a monarch holds all power.
—Sonali Kolhatkar, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, children’s science books also began broaching related political questions.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
obviously
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Murphy is also obviously behind 9-1-1, which is heading into its third season on ABC after airing on Fox for six seasons.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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He’s obviously carried on with that discipline and hard work.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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