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• 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
• a  taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
  surprised by her student's ingenuity
  surprised that he remembered my name
  a surprised expression

• Abigail: Frankly, we're surprised to hear that some of the students we interviewed reacted that way.
• The reporter, who may have been a little surprised, asked, "Do you think those are equivalent to gays getting married?" "Oh, I do," Warren immediately answered.
• The reporter, who may have been a little surprised, asked, "Do you think those are equivalent to gays getting married?" "Oh, I do," Warren immediately answered.

• surprise
• storm

• unsurprised

News & Articles

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• Portland veteran surprised with much-needed car
  PORTLAND – A local Iraq War veteran got a much-needed boost from the community. United States Army Cpl. Kevin Kirby and his wife have eight kids and they did not have a working vehicle. But on Tuesday he was surprised when he was awarded a refurbished 2007 Hyundai Tucson, courtesy of Progressive Insurance. The award was part of a national program called “Keys to Progress.” Cpl. Kirby was ...
  June 12, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland
• Living The 4-Hour Workweek
  I was surprised by the responses to one of my previous articles, A Love Letter to Tim Ferris And The 4-Hour Workweek. I wasn’t surprised that people were so positive about the book--that was expected. What surprised me was how many people were truly applying the book in their lives. Here are some examples: “Traveling the coastlines of Central America for 9 months out of the last year as a ...
  June 12, 2013 - Forbes
• Star Spotting: Carly Rae Jepsen Joins The 'Taylor Swift Surprised Face' Club (PHOTO)
  Carly Rae Jepsen NAILS Taylor Swift's signature surprised face! We'd like to congratulate Carly Rae Jepsen on officially being inducted into the "Taylor Swift Surprised Face" club! It's a coveted (and totally made up) organization that Niall Horan, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, and a gazillion more famous people also belong to! Oh, and if [...]
  June 11, 2013 - MTV

Quotes

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• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in FOXNews
  We are surprised at Mr. Obama,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks to judiciary officials broadcast on state television. "Didn't he say that he was after change? Why did he interfere?"
• Barack Obama in Washington Post
  I was surprised that Gregory Havret was the guy closest to me. No disrespect to Gregory, he's a great player, but when you have Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els obviously there, you're not expecting Gregory Havret to be the guy you've... Graeme McDowell http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_McDowell&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH_A_ZuoN9aqrIt_QpbAiEr7uhimQ The Associated Press http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gLIx4kEoIpTouya-o1JKQ_0BlMzgD9GFJ6P80&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFaTCC34S252SmG9hgeF87kc_BTxA Jun 21, 2010 96898 128506 surprised The fact that so many people are surprised to hear that anger in some of Reverend Wright's sermons simply reminds us of the old truism that the most segregated hour of American life occurs on Sunday morning," Obama said in his speech at the...