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Surprising

/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
Causing a feeling of wonder or amazement due to something unexpected.

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Examples:

There must be something very surprising in your story.

'We have some surprising news - a wedding.'

But the change in her was more surprising than that.

Etymology:

etymology
From the Old French surprendre, meaning to overtake or to seize, stemming from sur- (over) and prendre (to take).

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