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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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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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as in dumfounded
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Recent Examples of surprised
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Toal isn’t surprised to see the reaction her video has been getting.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Amid this flurry of statements, DeChambeau has surprised many by being one of the few members of Team USA not to have given a press conference.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Anyone expecting a quiet time of mourning and reflection is sure to be surprised.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Toal isn’t surprised to see the reaction her video has been getting.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The editor of my first novel, Michael Kandel, who was Lem’s translator, surprised me by mentioning that Frank O’Connor was his favorite short story writer.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Amid this flurry of statements, DeChambeau has surprised many by being one of the few members of Team USA not to have given a press conference.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprised
Verb
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Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Shares of Oracle surged 36% in yesterday’s session after the company’s cloud growth estimates amazed Wall Street.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The 90-yard dash along the right sideline one play after Ruvalcaba’s interception amazed his teammates.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Upon booting up the game and working through a pretty robust character creator, players arrive in Lumiose City and are immediately ambushed by a content creator/social media manager working for the corporation Quasartico, Inc.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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The deadliest attack on the press recorded by the CPJ was the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, in which 32 journalists were among those killed when a convoy was ambushed.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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Helene shocked people from the plains and pine forests of Central and Eastern Georgia through scenic mountain vistas in North Carolina and Tennessee.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The president then shocked many with the content of his remarks that followed.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An Ohio woman ordered Charlie Kirk’s go-to Starbucks drink on Sunday evening — and was startled to find a hateful message written on the cup.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Steven reacts like a startled cat when Belly tells him, then pivots to comfort and action.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The company has been an AI infrastructure provider and stunned Wall Street earlier this month by reaching a $300 billion deal with OpenAI, which will purchase computing power over about five years in one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The reaction online stunned Carrizales.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Wall Street veteran was astonished by the Chouinards’ sincere desire to part with their fortune.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The success of the event astonished everybody.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even his opponent on Friday, Auger-Aliassime, seemed awed by Sinner’s quarterfinal performance.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Guest was particularly awed by John’s willingness to push past his current health issues for the role.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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McGrady shares, adding that she is used to being astounded by Forest's connection with other animals.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprised. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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