1
as in surprisingly
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2
as in conspicuously
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3
as in awfully
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
Adverb
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Fortunately, Starz has a surprisingly big sci-fi library.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Not surprisingly, Meghan identifies food as one of her love languages.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But its topography is amazingly varied: forests, deserts, lakes, mountains, sun, rain, snow.—
Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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And amazingly, that's not the story that is generally being told.—
Tonya Mosley,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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