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That his extracurricular activity as a vaccine appointment coordinator was going on during school hours came as a surprise to his mother.

By the end, their perception of cold had lessened—no surprise to anyone who has noticed how the same temperature that felt miserably cold for a run in November can feel delightfully warm in March.

No surprise here, since the latter was loosely based on our minds.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise as more consumers expecting their favorite brands’ values to align with their own.

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Among the many surprises of the past year, it turns out that one tiny squirrel can provide tremendous solace.

That Stone would slander the democratic, pro-Western, EuroMaidan revolution as a CIA coup is no surprise.

His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.

The news came as a surprise even to fans of Gordon-Levitt, who was only photographed with McCauley for the first time last May.

Postscript Of all the interviews I did Lee Marvin was by far the biggest surprise.

To  my own surprise, last year I started a book club, which includes writers, editors and an agent.

I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.

A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.

Great was the surprise of Alf at the honour and labour thus thrust upon him, but he did not shrink from it.

Vague murmurs of doubt and surprise reached the ears of two of the British magistrates.

To Harry's surprise, the soldier detailed to go with him proved to be a boy, not much older than himself.

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On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to surprise, such as: amazement, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, consternation, and curiosity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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