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
Some, such as Golden’s, Perez’s, and Kaptur’s, are unsurprising as Trump won them in 2020.
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Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
The speed with which their bipartisan intentions fall apart is as remarkable, even if the result is unsurprising.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
The auction house has high hopes for the sports car, which is unsurprising considering its condition and rarity.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Their preference for small-town America is unsurprising as the trend of over-tourism and seeking Instagram-worthy spots are dying out for Gen Z members in 2025, experts told Newsweek.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
The speed with which their bipartisan intentions fall apart is as remarkable, even if the result is unsurprising.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
The auction house has high hopes for the sports car, which is unsurprising considering its condition and rarity.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Their preference for small-town America is unsurprising as the trend of over-tourism and seeking Instagram-worthy spots are dying out for Gen Z members in 2025, experts told Newsweek.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
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While fentanyl is not widely abused in Mexico, methamphetamine addiction is commonplace.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Data breaches are now commonplace, with over 22 billion records exposed globally in 2021 alone.—
Chad Angle,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Harris, the narrator’s husband: Paul Mescal or Nick Kroll Can Ireland's sexiest chain-wearer reinvent himself as a boring straight guy who's not entirely fulfilling his wife?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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From awful ads to a divisive halftime show to a boring game, 10 things to forget.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The outage knocked out internet connectivity across much of Chile, according to internet watchdog NetBlocks, which reported national connectivity at 25% of ordinary levels.—
Gerardo Lemos,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the first three days of their stay, cortisol levels were found to be almost three times higher than that of an ordinary household dog.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Thank you Hallie for thinking of me and putting my name in your stupid brother's ear.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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That would have been a stupid question just about anywhere else, but the exhibition was by Laura Owens, a painter with a penchant for trickery, and the venue was Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, whose press release for Owens’s latest outing offered little in the way of explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The cut is also gaining ground on the Adult Contemporary chart, only at a much slower pace, which is not unusual for that list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Stanley also highlighted risks such as weaker consumption and a slower pace of enterprise digitalization.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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The White House Governors’ Dinner served as a platform for governors to discuss common issues.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Claire Aarnio-Peterson, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, explains that the most common symptoms and signs of the disorder include: Need a break?—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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This Atlético Madrid side is going from strength to strength and is showing little sign of tiring even as the pressure heats up.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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The first few years of being a parent can be among the most tiring as moms and dads try and often fail to get infants into a regular routine of unbroken sleep at night.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff: The high school senior, Timothy and Victoria's youngest, is pulled between following the life path of his older sister and brother while deciding his major life decision: Whether to go to Duke or the University of North Carolina.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Because that’s not how my experience or any of the older players’ experience with the Giants was.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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