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1
as in amazed
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house
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2
as in ambushed
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise
FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations
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Recent Examples of surprised
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
The uninitiated might be surprised that Game Changer has amassed a fiercely loyal, very active online fan base.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2026
Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Bloomfield was sacked on Saturday, with many Oxford fans surprised by the timing.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 23 June 2026
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Adjective
And Roberts named Pages his pick to click at the end of camp, saying he wouldn’t be surprised if Pages made the All-Star team.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
The uninitiated might be surprised that Game Changer has amassed a fiercely loyal, very active online fan base.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2026
Verb
What surprised you most about the Elves — and about the law enforcement agents trying to catch them?
—Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Bloomfield was sacked on Saturday, with many Oxford fans surprised by the timing.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprised
Adjective
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Ahn seems mildly startled to hear his own consistency read back to him.—
Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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During the lead-up to this month’s primary elections, some voters in Placer County were startled to receive a text message with an image that looked like a law enforcement logo.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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When Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone at America’s Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, the invention amazed the crowd.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, amazed at these quick-thinking kids.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On the fourth day, his team was ambushed and outnumbered by Vietnamese fighters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Ex-Rep Elaine Luria ambushed on camera over 2000% net worth spike during tenure.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Williams and Mboko were solid, and at times spectacular, during a 7-6(2), 6-2 win over Routliffe and Melichar-Martinez, who seemed a little over-awed by the situation in front of them.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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More than three decades after the abduction and killing of a Granite Bay mother shocked Placer County, the man accused of the crime has pleaded guilty and agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Needless to say, my wife, daughters and myself were shocked and devastated.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Urged by a call from Hugo to destroy her phone and flee Kansas City fast, before WARDEX can get to her, Margaret also hits the road, accompanied initially by a bewildered Jackson.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The Sailors placed second in the ultra-competitive Sunset League and advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinals, in which they were stunned in the last inning by eventual champion Ganesha, 2-1.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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For instance, on Battle of Champions, which concluded in April, all the coaches were stunned — in a good way!—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprised. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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