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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Erin Hill, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Pivetta surprisingly turned down the Boston Red Sox’s $21.05-million qualifying offer after going just 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA in 27 games last season.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
But Xiaomi's prototype was surprisingly polished, and the potential of a system like this is obvious.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, Starz has a surprisingly big sci-fi library.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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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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