Expected
Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Spectacular is an antonym for expected.
Spectacular
Both words in one sentence
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A spectacular, West Side Story-type "cheer fighting" sequence turns uglier than expected and cheerleaders on both sides are wounded and unable to compete!
Source: Film / Bring It On -
It is also, in a spectacular subversion of the expected attitudes of such a creature, strongly Lawful Good.
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In the episode "Blind Spot," Eddie mentioned that because he's Asian, he is expected to make a really ingenious and spectacular project for his science project.
Source: Series / Fresh Off the Boat
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