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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For older kids, the simplicity of this device might come as a surprise.
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
In what shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, electric-assist baby strollers are now a thing.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
Given the domestic tensions and social strains that Americans are living through today, these long-term American advantages may come as a surprise.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
But there’s a third source that many in the South are using that may come as a surprise.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
In what shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, electric-assist baby strollers are now a thing.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
Given the domestic tensions and social strains that Americans are living through today, these long-term American advantages may come as a surprise.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
But there’s a third source that many in the South are using that may come as a surprise.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Come as a (complete/total) surprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20as%20a%20%28complete%2Ftotal%29%20surprise. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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