- present participle of surprise.
surprising
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And a surprising number yield real-world best friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"It's hardly surprising they'd want to get their own back on me," he adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
“They’ve been on an aggressive hunt nationally for such fraud. It’s not surprising they’ve found little because it is a small problem.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
This probably isn’t surprising if you’ve bought gas, groceries or just about anything else recently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
That July, the Polish government extended a surprising invitation.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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