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
Given its title, a Screenings-week Going Dutch sale to Talpa in the Netherlands felt rather unsurprising.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
This was perhaps unsurprising: Korean women have been known to berate their Vietnamese daughters-in-law for peeling apples in the wrong direction.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the ensuing months, the Saints and the archdiocese worked hand-in-hand, perhaps unsurprising given the close relationship between the team’s owner, Benson, and Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump’s pick to run the Department of Energy is also telling, though unsurprising.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
This was perhaps unsurprising: Korean women have been known to berate their Vietnamese daughters-in-law for peeling apples in the wrong direction.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the ensuing months, the Saints and the archdiocese worked hand-in-hand, perhaps unsurprising given the close relationship between the team’s owner, Benson, and Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump’s pick to run the Department of Energy is also telling, though unsurprising.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
Adjective
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Robot backflips are becoming commonplace, but a front flip is significantly more difficult than a backflip, as any gymnast can attest.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Committee reassignments are commonplace in the Legislature, and politics can seep in.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What would push an ordinary person to these extraordinary circumstances?—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Gains realized on investments sold within a one-year holding period are classified as short-term capital gains, which are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each of them loses track of a CD filled with secrets, and some end up dying in the stupidest possible ways because of their incompetence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t confuse grilling with smoking though—the basic difference is smoking is a slow process where food is cooked at low temperatures for a long period while grilling requires high heat applied over a short burst of time.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Plan For Possible Delays: Given the potential for slower processing, apply well before needing benefits.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One common source of dissatisfaction for constituents at Hageman's town hall appeared to be Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has led the Trump administration in carrying out deep cuts in federal government spending.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Itchy eyes and a congested nose are common in spring, although some parts of the country tend to have a worse allergy season than others.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While squatting is a relatively rare problem at the national level, the issue has gotten more attention over the past year—and can be extremely tiring and stressful for property owners.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Kraft likes taking big swings, but after tiring of Belichick’s autocratic approach, his priority for the 2024 season was simply regaining control of his franchise.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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