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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The Knife was in fact quite cheap, surprisingly bendy and light.
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Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
In today’s industrial real estate market, however, urgency has become surprisingly rare.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
For families While W Philadelphia’s glossy aesthetic and social atmosphere primarily attract couples and business travelers, the hotel makes surprisingly thoughtful accommodations for families.
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But unlike The Other Side of Heaven, Hathaway finds a moving emotional core to the character that gives this tepid Dickens adaptation some uplift amid a surprisingly flatlining ensemble (save for a one-eyed Jim Broadbent).
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
In today’s industrial real estate market, however, urgency has become surprisingly rare.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
For families While W Philadelphia’s glossy aesthetic and social atmosphere primarily attract couples and business travelers, the hotel makes surprisingly thoughtful accommodations for families.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
But unlike The Other Side of Heaven, Hathaway finds a moving emotional core to the character that gives this tepid Dickens adaptation some uplift amid a surprisingly flatlining ensemble (save for a one-eyed Jim Broadbent).
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 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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