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
As a rookie, Taylor showed off impressive defense at the point of attack, which was unsurprising for the two-time Defensive Player of the Year in the ACC and Big Ten.
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Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The result was unsurprising — No. 11 Maryland is unbeaten through six games for the first time in three years and the Red Flash were winless until this week.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
On one hand, this was an extremely unsurprising and undramatic Bachelor franchise finale.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
That is unsurprising because Texas is huge, with vast highways, bustling cities, and rural roads.
—Nia Bowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The result was unsurprising — No. 11 Maryland is unbeaten through six games for the first time in three years and the Red Flash were winless until this week.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
On one hand, this was an extremely unsurprising and undramatic Bachelor franchise finale.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
That is unsurprising because Texas is huge, with vast highways, bustling cities, and rural roads.
—Nia Bowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unsurprising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
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Six games into his tenure, mistakes are commonplace.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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My prediction is that eventually, the use of a second-view approach will be commonplace for most generative AI apps.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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But to play to that dichotomy is a tightrope walk: lean too far one way and Indy becomes boring, either as too normal or a superhero.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eggnog Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
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Smith said this year’s fire season is gearing up to be slightly longer than usual but is not particularly out of the ordinary.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Bénédictine brings a lovely honeyed spice, which folds beautifully into rye (see: the Monte Carlo) and is well-accented by absinthe (see: the Chrysanthemum), but taken in such quantities would be out of the ordinary indeed.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
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For the people stupid enough to have trusted a midwit career bureaucrat as unscrupulous as President Joe Biden, there’s a sixth stage just before acceptance: delusion.Becket Adams, National Review, 8 Dec. 2024
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Wild Card with Rachel Martin Issa Rae on the belief that gets her through 'stupid mistakes and bad decisions' Lithgow: More.Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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That will be a welcome change from an unusually slow offseason so far, but there’s no chance Sasaki will sign with his new team this week.Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Wine and conversation flow on a slow tour of the natural vineyards in Spain’s Castilla y León.Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Anything below these temperatures counts as an unsafe heating violation — though these thresholds do not apply to common spaces in an apartment building, such as a hallway or stairwell.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Beat switches are common, samples get sourced from anywhere, and the rapping is variously smooth, abrasive, and stoned.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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Popular Nail Polish Colors For Every Month 01 of 08 Short Nails Long nails have undeniably been the most popular nail length for the past five years—or perhaps more—however people seem to be tiring of the upkeep of long nails, no matter if natural or faux.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Parenting can be tiring but any mom or dad will tell you there are moments of magic sprinkled through every bit of the day-to-day grind.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Unsurprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsurprising. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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