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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
In a completely unsurprising announcement, Boone told reporters on Monday that Max Fried will start on Opening Day.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
Adjective
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As autonomous vehicles, from freight trucks to delivery robots, become increasingly commonplace, safety demands are rising as well.—
Etiido Uko
March 14,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
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In partnership with schools, Google’s Chromebook became commonplace in classrooms, accounting for more than half of digital devices sent to schools in 2017.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The rooms Forget boring beiges and personality-less whites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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This is a boring line of logic to keep hammering as the season drags on.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These sometimes deceptively simple books are quietly powerful demonstrations that the stories of ordinary women are significant, worth telling, and also a pleasure to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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This is not your ordinary country band but rather a mix of indie rock sonics, folk songwriting and country sensibilities all wrapped up in one.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Of all the live-action shows made by Adult Swim, Three Busy Debras is the most cartoonish; its world is as elastic and stupid as any Chuck Jones Looney Tunes joint.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who says anything else is stupid or lying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The design here avoids ski-lodge clichés but maintains splendid common areas, including a cozy library and a grand lobby decorated with stone and wood finishes and splashes of rich red and orange hues.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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These reactions are common and typically reflect difficulty trusting the body rather than a lack of motivation or effort.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This chaged profile results in improved satiety and a slower blood sugar spike.—
Jahnavi Rapaka,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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That alone would create a challenging year for water managers, who rely on slow and steady snowmelt to feed streams, rivers and reservoirs and meet spring and summer demand for irrigation and drinking water.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And adopting the mantle of cultural curmudgeon can get tiring.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Riko Ueki headed Japan's opening goal, her fourth of the tournament, before Maika Hamano, Aoba Fujino and Kiko Seike all scored against a tiring Vietnamese defense.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Blume would shower with her father and her older brother, David.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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The funeral prayer for the 41-year-old Afghan father of six who died Saturday in ICE custody was held Tuesday while more questions arise about why he was picked up and what caused his death less than a day later.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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