come as a (complete/total) surprise

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: to be unexpected

The news came as a (complete/total) surprise to everyone.

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Does this come as a surprise at a time when gold realizations have gone up 35% year-to-year to $2,568 per ounce in Q3 of 2024, and copper realizations are also up 13% to $4.30 per ounce? —

Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Given their similar financial systems, and that Germany was headed by a woman from 2005 to 2021, the country’s more socially conservative attitude toward working mothers can come as a surprise to Americans. —

Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024 Treatment tends to be a journey for folks diagnosed with SIBO—which might come as a surprise for a condition that hinges on extra bacterial buggers. —

Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024 For older kids, the simplicity of this device might come as a surprise. —

Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come as a (complete/total) surprise

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