come as a (complete/total) surprise
idiom
: to be unexpected
The news came as a (complete/total) surprise to everyone.
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One area that might come as a surprise, however, is that Google is also paying people for hacking those products and services, and paying them a lot.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Perhaps this shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the charms of a bed skirt are many.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025
Masafer Yatta is not in Gaza, but the intensification of violence there doesn’t come as a surprise.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
So nothing with the Warriors should come as a surprise.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Perhaps this shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the charms of a bed skirt are many.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025
Masafer Yatta is not in Gaza, but the intensification of violence there doesn’t come as a surprise.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
So nothing with the Warriors should come as a surprise.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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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 Mar. 2025.
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