unsurprised
adjective
un·sur·prised
ˌən-sər-ˈprīzd 
ˌən-sə-
: not surprised
She looked so complete, so unsurprised, so warmly confident.—
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol OatesI watched in pained fascination, oddly unsurprised by the spectacle …—Tom Perrotta
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Beijing watchers were unsurprised when its claim of a cheap breakthrough in artificial intelligence fell apart.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
In October, after Mr. Padron’s first felony court appearance, Mr. De Los Santos seemed unsurprised that his client had been in jail so long.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Some of Trump’s loudest supporters seemed unsurprised that some of those swept up in deportations and jailed in El Salvador had no criminal record.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The experience left him feeling frustrated, yet unsurprised.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
In October, after Mr. Padron’s first felony court appearance, Mr. De Los Santos seemed unsurprised that his client had been in jail so long.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Some of Trump’s loudest supporters seemed unsurprised that some of those swept up in deportations and jailed in El Salvador had no criminal record.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The experience left him feeling frustrated, yet unsurprised.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Unsurprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprised. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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