surprise
Example Sentences
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But after the 69-year-old writer threw out his back, he discovered something surprising about the stereotypical symbol of senescence: It was actually a huge help.
As they hit this surprise speed bump, some students are lowering their standards and joining companies they wouldn’t have considered before.
From Los Angeles Times
Which is not surprising if you’ve ever watched “Adventure Time,” where even every villain is also a protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s not always easy to continue to surprise the audience and come up with this stuff that’s just really captivating and fresh and new but I believe that we can,” Thieriot says.
From Los Angeles Times
But he doesn’t expect earnings to surprise to the upside due to rising U.S. unemployment and bond vigilantes slowing the AI capex boom, unless big Chinese economic stimulus arrives.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.