surprised
adjective
sur·prised
sər-ˈprīzd 
sə-
: feeling or showing surprise because of something unexpected
was very surprised to see her there
was too surprised to speak
a surprised expression
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And no one is at all surprised that Naomi Girma, who is set to move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, will have the status of football’s most expensive female footballer.
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Many attendees are pleasantly surprised when the device detects those telltale markers, and word travels fast, Srinivasan said: At the 2023 HLTH conference in Las Vegas, appointments sold out within the first hour.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Members of the Bills Mafia shouldn’t be surprised if their new tradition is hijacked in favor of an old tradition, which may turn some Chiefs fans against each other.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
The rookie wasn’t surprised when the pattern repeated itself Monday in Inglewood, Calif. — not one bit.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Many attendees are pleasantly surprised when the device detects those telltale markers, and word travels fast, Srinivasan said: At the 2023 HLTH conference in Las Vegas, appointments sold out within the first hour.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Members of the Bills Mafia shouldn’t be surprised if their new tradition is hijacked in favor of an old tradition, which may turn some Chiefs fans against each other.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
The rookie wasn’t surprised when the pattern repeated itself Monday in Inglewood, Calif. — not one bit.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprised. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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