unsurprising
adjective
un·sur·pris·ing
ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ 
ˌən-sə-
: not surprising or unexpected
… the unsurprising result of carefully hatched plans …—
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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
Thus, Thursday’s development was unsurprising, especially given the team in last place standing in the Eastern Conference.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
For patients who used Zynex devices and employees who worked for the Englewood company, the indictment represented an unsurprising turn of events, while also serving as validation that their suspicions were not wrong after all.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The unfortunate — though perhaps unsurprising — reality is that missing a student loan payment does carry consequences, ranging from late fees and credit damage to collections calls and even wage garnishment.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 Mar. 2026
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Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
Thus, Thursday’s development was unsurprising, especially given the team in last place standing in the Eastern Conference.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
For patients who used Zynex devices and employees who worked for the Englewood company, the indictment represented an unsurprising turn of events, while also serving as validation that their suspicions were not wrong after all.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The unfortunate — though perhaps unsurprising — reality is that missing a student loan payment does carry consequences, ranging from late fees and credit damage to collections calls and even wage garnishment.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprising. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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