9
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5
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4
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predictably(adverb, want, expectation, predict, forecast)
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
banally(adverb, anticipation, waiting, standby, unsurprisingly)
3
stalely(adverb, anticipation, waiting, standby, unsurprisingly)
3
tiredly(adverb, anticipation, waiting, standby, unsurprisingly)
3
tritely(adverb, anticipation, waiting, standby, unsurprisingly)
3
unoriginally(adverb, anticipation, waiting, standby, unsurprisingly)
3
unsurprisingly(adverb, anticipation, expectation, waiting, standby)
2
as anticipated(adverb, want, predict, forecast, wait for)
2
not unexpectedly(adverb, anticipation, waiting, standby)
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