surprise party

noun

: a secretly planned party for someone who is not told about it until he or she arrives
We threw him a surprise party.

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He was welcomed back by his colleagues with a surprise party at the North Division, and he was given a quilt from Quilts for Cops. Mary Ella Hastings july 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 And, no, Stephen wasn't at that surprise party. Seyanna Barrett, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 For his 50th birthday, the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels was thrown a surprise party by the fifth king of Bhutan. Brent Crane, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026 Her co-workers threw her a surprise party. Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surprise party

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“Surprise party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprise%20party. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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