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not predicted

ADVERB
out of the blue
Synonyms
WEAK
surprising unanticipated unexpected unforeseen unplanned unprepared for

Example Sentences

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This was better than expected, but this level of growth is not predicted to last.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Although researchers said they were not surprised to see that eating avocados daily improved diet quality, they had not predicted how participants were able to achieve it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

Although the storm is not predicted to linger, it will bring strong winds and coastal flooding to some areas, and school officials are not taking the impending weather lightly.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

That may put the brakes on further declines in inflation, which is not predicted to reach the Fed's target until at least 2025.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023

They had not predicted the comet, and they had not explained it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan