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synonyms for surprising
- amazing
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- extraordinary
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- shocking
- startling
- stunning
- sudden
- unanticipated
- unforeseen
- unpredictable
- wonderful
- chance
- electrifying
- accidental
- fortuitous
- from left field
- impulsive
- out of the blue
- unpredicted
- without warning
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A comprehensive guide on using Google Trends for keyword research | Aayush Gupta | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchAs surprising as any of them is the story of just how WD-40 came to be, and how it became a staple in garages across America.
It’s even less surprising in the case of Audi’s new e-tron sedan, which draws heavily on tech and designs from the speedy Porsche Taycan.
Audi’s e-Tron GT charges up fast, but turns even faster | Stan Horaczek | February 10, 2021 | Popular-Science
So it’s not surprising that humans are encountering these animals within city limits more and more.
Four wild animals that are thriving in cities | By Ryan Chelius/Outdoor Life | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceGiven how many different silos exist organizationally at agencies, it isn’t surprising that synthesizing all of the data that exists and reporting on it is hugely labor-intensive.
Solving the agency search intelligence gap | Ian O’Rourke and Stephen Davis | February 9, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThis is especially striking, though hardly surprising, in the case of Priebus, Mr. Outreach.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering? | Michael Tomasky | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was not wearing hejab but more surprising that that, is married to an Englishman.
50 Shades of Iran: The Mullahs’ Kinky Fantasies about Sex in the West | IranWire, Shima Sharabi | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster.
That gross abuse should be among the products of such all-prior-bets-are-off decision making is hardly surprising.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats? | Deborah Pearlstein | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is not surprising after this to learn that some children are slow in seizing the representative character of acting.
Children's Ways | James SullyThis is given in the next few pages, and it will be found to be easy of comprehension and interesting to a surprising degree.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The guests relished it greatly and Alila's father was praised very much for surprising them with this dainty.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeAnd yet there still remains a superstitious belief in prayer, and most surprising are some of its manifestations.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordStill, though he had committed great faults, he had shown a surprising ability in extricating himself from their consequences.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
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