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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsurprising
Adjective
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Losing fingernails over special teams is commonplace in the NFL.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Aug. 2025
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What feels radical today—AI handling most initial alert triage—may be commonplace in just a few years.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The parasites get their names from the larvae, which look and act like screws, boring and twisting into their victim's flesh.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The big names brought national attention to the theft ring, but other targets slipped by the news media, just as an ordinary burglary might.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
25 Aug. 2025
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Wide yellow sands, endless skies, and the tang of salt in the air that had seemed ordinary in childhood suddenly felt magnetic.—
Rohan Banerjee,
Time,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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The dialogue wasn’t dumbed down and stupid comic book stuff.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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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
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Dr Philippou predicts that seven-figure moves will become increasingly common.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
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
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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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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