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not causing surprise because you expected it
His anger over the mix-up is unsurprising. an unsurprising fact
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Recent Examples of unsurprising
The Big Ten followed with nine, the ACC and Big 12 with eight apiece — an unsurprising result in an era of massive conference expansion and NIL compensation drawing top players to the biggest spenders.
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Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Such news was significant, even if unsurprising.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
In a completely unsurprising announcement, Boone told reporters on Monday that Max Fried will start on Opening Day.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Amazon introduced a contactless checkout program called Just Walk Out — an unsurprising shift given Bezos’s whole thing — but the company appears to have abandoned it.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
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Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Such news was significant, even if unsurprising.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
In a completely unsurprising announcement, Boone told reporters on Monday that Max Fried will start on Opening Day.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Amazon introduced a contactless checkout program called Just Walk Out — an unsurprising shift given Bezos’s whole thing — but the company appears to have abandoned it.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
Adjective
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Brenner pointed out that across all three enterprises, there is a need to fulfill customer desires for optionality above all else, even as same-day delivery becomes more commonplace among delivery providers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Moore’s demo may seem far-fetched, but the future of these privacy intrusions may become commonplace.—
Justyn Newman,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Curry is pure entertainment, and the NBA is a little more boring without him.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
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One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Deuterium can replace one or both of the ordinary hydrogen atoms in water, which is what scientists mean by deuterium enrichment.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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For instance, investments that give off income that is taxed at ordinary rates go into retirement accounts like IRAs, said CFP Cathy Curtis, founder and CEO of Curtis Financial Planning.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Of course, sometimes the situation is more serious than stupid.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The American people are not stupid and will not accept more failure theater from Republicans in Congress.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Mastectomies intended to prevent breast cancer have become more common among women with elevated risks, including genetic mutations and a family history of the disease.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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One of the most common examples involves the use of manure.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In fact, businesses hired workers at their slowest pace since 2011, excluding the onset of the pandemic in 2020.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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The area’s large tourist population contributes a constant volume of unfamiliar drivers to already heavily congested roads, with traffic patterns that shift significantly between peak tourist season and the summer months but never truly slow to manageable levels on the area’s major corridors.—
Anton Lucanus
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Collective processes involve tiring negotiations, frequent conflicts, and disappointing compromises, both internally among the team and with external interlocutors and partners.—
Adam Szymczyk,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This can occasionally become tiring, and the back half of the record is littered with tracks that work better as gay WrestleMania intros than as actual songs.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her older brother, Aiden, is a junior on South Elgin’s junior varsity baseball team.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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