Not surprisingly
Of course and not surprisingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Of course" instead an adverb phrase "Not surprisingly".
Of course
Of course adverb - As might be expected.
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Synonyms for Of course
Not surprisingly and of course are semantically related. You can use "Not surprisingly" instead an adverb phrase "Of course".
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- Of course, this law applies very straight for when bosses and enemies have access to those spells, easily crippling your party with Poison or Confusion (not surprisingly, those tend to become Demonic Spiders or That One Boss).
- Not surprisingly for a holiday where Patriotic Fervor and Stuff Blowing Up are key parts of the celebration, Hollywood studios typically save their biggest movies of the summer for the Fourth of July weekend (one famous example is, of course, Independence Day).
Source: Useful Notes / American Holidays
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