as in commonplace
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
On the romantic front, Dónal Finn and Laurie Davidson form Mary’s unsurprising love triangle.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Echoing his critiques, fashion designer Amanda Jane Valentine called the report unsurprising and of no weight.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
That is unsurprising, because David Byrne’s infinitely curious collection of geeky grey matter is quite unlike that of most unapproachable rock stars.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
But what may once have been a fairly unsurprising consumer impulse is now being taken seriously by China’s business leaders and policymakers.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Echoing his critiques, fashion designer Amanda Jane Valentine called the report unsurprising and of no weight.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
That is unsurprising, because David Byrne’s infinitely curious collection of geeky grey matter is quite unlike that of most unapproachable rock stars.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
But what may once have been a fairly unsurprising consumer impulse is now being taken seriously by China’s business leaders and policymakers.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
Adjective
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Digital tickets have become commonplace, and ticket stubs have largely disappeared.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Corporate slop, carefully calibrated to appeal to nostalgic fans without offering anything new on their own terms, is commonplace these days.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This season has an annoying habit of taking what is an easy vote, trying to confuse us into getting excited that something interesting is going to happen, only for the easy and most boring thing to happen in the end.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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The boring machine can excavate to extreme depths, according to a report.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Events like this have begun to feel ordinary—recurring evidence of the mismatch between aging infrastructure and an emerging ecological reality.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The judge said that conduct, as described in the complaint, could rise above ordinary discipline and implicate a constitutional violation of the student's right to bodily integrity.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That, and [making] stupid pictures of my friends.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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But most players aren’t stupid.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What first appeared to be a common job-interview phishing campaign ultimately revealed a hack so widespread and easy to replicate that investigators fear irreversible damage.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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For years, the sight of a dark streetlight was all too common in the city.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Or maybe this was a slow roll, meant to culminate with the two All-Stars crescendoing into the playoff push.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Feed Forever Goldy® Arborvitae annually in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 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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Since 2023, a Sasquatch figure — similar to the one in the old Jack Link’s Beef Jerky ads — has appeared atop the Royals Hall of Fame in left field after Pasquantino reaches base.—
PJ Green
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Not yet able to buy an alcoholic drink, Knueppel is only 20 years old.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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