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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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Recent Examples of surprised
Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Upon entering the negotiation room, Lavrov was reportedly surprised to find three chairs for the Russian delegation.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Tarek El Moussa won't be surprised if Christina Haack makes another trip down the aisle.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Saxon says that never happened… and Chelsea looks surprised to hear that.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
There was no time for rehearsal, so both the film's director and Soni were just as surprised as the extras in the scene.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Upon entering the negotiation room, Lavrov was reportedly surprised to find three chairs for the Russian delegation.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Tarek El Moussa won't be surprised if Christina Haack makes another trip down the aisle.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Saxon says that never happened… and Chelsea looks surprised to hear that.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surprised
Verb
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That gap becomes dramatically clear in cases where players choose to act against their own interests, deliberately allowing their characters to be swindled, ambushed, or even killed.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
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He was allegedly ambushed in the parking lot, kidnapped, robbed and murdered; his apartment was also burglarized, according to police reports.—
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Context The incident is the latest in series of high-profile crimes on New York subway trains that have shocked the city.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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And the art world is no different — some artists are using it to help generate work, and others are shocked by its capabilities.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The findings left scientists astonished.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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In 2014, for instance, one researcher was astonished to watch a single sea otter devour roughly 30 European green crabs in an hour, per the Washington Post.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But the on-again, off-again nature of the process has resulted in a bewildered industry that has adopted a wait and see approach to investment decisions and supply chain alterations.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Old Trafford was where distraught, bewildered fans felt physically compelled to go to express their grief.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Jamie seems astounded by her guess and says that, yes, one was.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Internet users have been left astounded by the similarities between the two women.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jaeger was amazed by the online reaction to Ola's story, as many social-media users thanked the couple for saving her.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Her doctors, Flowers says, are amazed at how she’s been able to keep her condition from progressing.—
Nicole Pajer,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprised. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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