surprising
Americanadjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- surprisingly adverb
- surprisingness noun
- unsurprising adjective
Etymology
Origin of surprising
Example Sentences
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That support has had surprising staying power, as some of the fascination with Mangione the person has turned him into a symbol for a larger cause.
The timing is surprising given that the valuation differential between the companies has shrunk in recent months, but there is industrial and financial logic to the deal, he says.
The result was "not very surprising," said Oliver Tallowin, senior programme officer for wildlife use and trade at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
From Barron's
These 10 surprising signals could mean it’s time to disengage from the workplace.
But data for September, finally released last week, showed a surprising pick-up in hiring after a lacklustre summer.
From BBC
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