as in unusually
in an unexpected way
The kids were surprisingly well-behaved during the sleepover. The restaurant's food was affordable and surprisingly delicious.
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Recent Examples of surprisingly
So, at the ripe old age of 42, and much to his family’s disgust, Paul takes up the life of the artist, leaving (presumably rent-free) in his aunt’s surprisingly sizable studio flat in a suburb of Paris.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Conversely, some of the most successful deployments are surprisingly lightweight—an auto-summarizer embedded in CRM notes, a dynamic retrieval system for internal policy content.
—Misha Khurana, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Not surprisingly, plenty of boutique hotels feel the same way.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Not surprisingly, Trump balked at the establishment candidates presented to him for the post: Jay Clayton, his first-term chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Robert Giuffra, a chair of the venerable New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell; and Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Conversely, some of the most successful deployments are surprisingly lightweight—an auto-summarizer embedded in CRM notes, a dynamic retrieval system for internal policy content.
—Misha Khurana, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Not surprisingly, plenty of boutique hotels feel the same way.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Not surprisingly, Trump balked at the establishment candidates presented to him for the post: Jay Clayton, his first-term chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Robert Giuffra, a chair of the venerable New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell; and Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprisingly
amazingly
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Fortunately, there are these amazingly good protein chips made with real ingredients to choose from.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
19 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of pieces by local artists (who, amazingly, have included Jackson Pollock and Elaine and Willem de Kooning) are hung up and ready to be grabbed by the art lovers who have lined up early to find the next superstar.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Surprisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprisingly. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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