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• n  the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
• n  a sudden unexpected event
• n  the act of surprising someone
• v  cause to be surprised
  The news really surprised me
• v  come upon or take unawares
  She surprised the couple
  He surprised an interesting scene
• v  attack by storm; attack suddenly

• In Helsinki last week a surprise guest crashed a birthday party.
• Another surprise was the absence of tightly closed loops in which a foursome trades partners--what co-author Peter Bearman calls the Bob Carol Ted Alice phenomenon, after the .
• In Helsinki last week a surprise guest crashed a birthday party.

• surprisal
• storm

News & Articles

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• Surprise Truck Inspection In Sarpy County
  The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bellevue Police Department, conducted a surprise commercial vehicle inspections today, Wednesday, June 12, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., and from 12:00 p.m., until 2:30 p.m. in Sarpy County.
  June 12, 2013 - WOWT Omaha
• Brad Pitt Makes Surprise Appearance At Pa. Movie
  KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) – Brad Pitt made a surprise appearance at a movie theater in suburban Philadelphia. KYW-TV reports the actor shocked fans during a screening of his new film “World War Z’’ at the Regal Cinema in King of Prussia on Thursday night.
  June 12, 2013 - Fulton County News
• Surprise man seeks $500,000 over dismissed DUI case
  SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- A man is seeking $500,000 from an Arizona city for his arrest on a drunken driving charge even though a breath-alcohol test showed he hadn't consumed any alcohol. Jessie Thornton was cited in a Dec. 7 traffic stop in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise, but the misdemeanor drunken driving charge was dismissed nearly two months later after a blood test revealed no signs of mind ...
  June 11, 2013 - KTVK 3TV Phoenix

Quotes

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• Carmen in This is London
  It did surprise us, but we understand there is not a lot of money out there,said town councillor Carmen Ocana.
• Neelie Kroes in CNN
  Given that Intel has harmed millions and millions of European consumers by deliberately acting to keep competitors out of the market for more than five years, the size of the fine should come as no surprise,Kroes said.