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n. - Ordinariness as a consequence of being anticipated and not surprising; The state of being that is commonly observed.

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  • OUDART: There's an expectedness with the brand, I think.
  • And for me, for years I've always tried to steer my perspective to that of preparedness instead of expectedness.
  • I think it's the best form of joke ... one with an epic amount of unexpected expectedness.
  • New guests, with the casual expectedness of the Big House, had drifted in -- a lawyer, by name
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