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Recent Examples of unsurprisingly
But perhaps no debut has been more closely watched than Matthieu Blazy’s move from Bottega Veneta to Chanel—and, unsurprisingly, the conversation has no plans of stopping.
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
On those nights, Florida’s unsurprisingly 13-0, and only two of those wins were by fewer than 15 points.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Taylor Swift, unsurprisingly, leads the list of the world’s most successful artists last year, followed by (in descending order) the K-pop group Stray Kids, Drake, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Okrent’s failings are, unsurprisingly, primarily those of omission.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
On those nights, Florida’s unsurprisingly 13-0, and only two of those wins were by fewer than 15 points.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Taylor Swift, unsurprisingly, leads the list of the world’s most successful artists last year, followed by (in descending order) the K-pop group Stray Kids, Drake, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Okrent’s failings are, unsurprisingly, primarily those of omission.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprisingly
Adverb
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As the market of products commonly available at gas stations and smoke shops keeps changing rapidly, and state lawmakers have struggled to pass regulations in recent years, individual cities have been stepping in.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Early Christian baptisms more commonly involved two anointings before and after the rite — which makes the three-part design particularly unusual.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Helping the club’s cause was Schlittler, who was expectedly restricted to 68 pitches after a spring training back/lat injury prevented him from fully building up.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And, expectedly, he was scrutinized for his words during the Oscars broadcast.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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So replacing these with new pipes will obviously improve water efficiency and be a benefit to the public.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rose had collected art her whole life, cared a lot about her paintings, and was disturbed, obviously, by this fact that wasn’t a fact.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Unsurprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprisingly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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