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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
For a season filled with twists and turns, the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10 was surprisingly… unsurprising.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 18 July 2025
However, his mistaken presumption is revealing and unsurprising.
—Shaun Harper, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
The confusion is unsurprising, not least as ShinyHunters appear to use the same tactical playbook as Scattered Spider.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Conversely, the Kennedy Center cut performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington in an unsurprising move.
—Christine Ledbetter, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsurprising
Andy Swift, TVLine, 18 July 2025
However, his mistaken presumption is revealing and unsurprising.
—Shaun Harper, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
The confusion is unsurprising, not least as ShinyHunters appear to use the same tactical playbook as Scattered Spider.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Conversely, the Kennedy Center cut performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington in an unsurprising move.
—Christine Ledbetter, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsurprising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
Adjective
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Construction on Zuckerberg’s mega-compound has reportedly spanned more than eight years, with residents of the area complaining that the streets are constantly filled with building equipment, and that loud noises and disruptive events have become commonplace.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
12 Aug. 2025
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Baserunning blunders, bullpen blowups, errors, and failures to come through with clutch hits have all become commonplace.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stick with boring investments to avoid big mistakes from get-rich-quick schemes.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s trade wars are also putting a strain on the economy, forcing ordinary Americans to pay tariff taxes on everything from cars to zucchinis.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, through saving each other, Seong-A and Gyeon-U reclaim their humanity and return to an ordinary life of youth.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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No Broward program can possibly be as wasteful and downright stupid as the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER!—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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One instance sees a ghastly spectral soldier filling a stream with all the lost souls of the enemies the player has killed so far, but the battle itself is just a slow walk to the end that’s exhausting to trudge through.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dr Philippou predicts that seven-figure moves will become increasingly common.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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While tick removal is common in Sweden, the location of Olympia's tick made at-home extraction impossible.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Superman’s meh international returns can also be understood as reflective of the worldwide audience tiring of Hollywood’s cultural diktats.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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With both sets of players tiring, the best chance of the 30-minute period would fall to substitute Salma Paralluelo, who could not divert Batlle’s cross towards goal from four yards out.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Successive administrations let the old broadcast arms of American government abroad — Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia — slide into well-meaning obsolescence.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Today, Khamenei ranks among the world’s oldest and longest-serving heads of state.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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