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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
Williams delivered, which seemed both improbable and unsurprising.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Perhaps unsurprising for a brand whose CEO is also a Doctor of Optometry, Moscot’s sunglasses are available in four different sizes ranging from narrow to extra wide to better suit every individual client’s face.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
The study's findings are likely unsurprising to those in the public health community, who have consistently supported fluoridation.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Providing boundaries to protect work-life balance also featured in the list (47.4%, which is unsurprising when looking back at the amount of overtime workers are racking up each week.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Perhaps unsurprising for a brand whose CEO is also a Doctor of Optometry, Moscot’s sunglasses are available in four different sizes ranging from narrow to extra wide to better suit every individual client’s face.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
The study's findings are likely unsurprising to those in the public health community, who have consistently supported fluoridation.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Providing boundaries to protect work-life balance also featured in the list (47.4%, which is unsurprising when looking back at the amount of overtime workers are racking up each week.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
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Cross-promotional deals and product tie-ins have become commonplace in the past two decades, and gotten mainstream recognition for movies like Barbie and Wicked.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Over the past few decades, such affective polarization in the U.S. has become commonplace.—
James L. Gibson,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
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The main reason Jacksonville is so boring, FinanceBuzz found, is that much of its population is thinly scattered across the city.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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GoPro has also dropped a white version and a forest green version if black is too boring for you.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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The researchers suggest a particular chemical marker that could be a dead giveaway of dark dwarfs — the isotope lithium-7, which burns easily and is therefore quickly consumed by ordinary stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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Though North Korea sent over special forces units that are better trained and supplied than ordinary infantry, the initial deployment lacked an effective and agile command structure.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Forecasters at the National Weather Service said there was the potential for additional catastrophic flooding and heavy rainfall in the region throughout Saturday, given the storm’s slow craw across the state.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Even though we've all been told gray is on its way out for quite some time, it's been a slow burn.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Lifeguard services were once part of Imperial Beach’s fire department, a structure that is common in some cities.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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This is an example of the complex variations and phase outs of tax changes that are common in the BBB, and which make understanding the changes and planning for them quite complex.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Dickinson led off the semifinal game and roped a double off his metal bat that Smith said woke him up from a long, tiring day.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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After a tiring day walking around the parks, the most relaxing, soothing and healing experience is to sit out on the decks of the treehouse.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Cape Florida Light The Cape Florida Light, in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the tip of Key Biscayne, is the oldest lighthouse in the state.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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Patrick O’Connor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, told AP this may be Denver’s deepest and oldest find yet.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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