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come as no surprise en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:set phrase) To be unsurprising; to be expected.
    • Given those two points, it comes as no surprise that Miller declined to characterize permanent incorrigibility as such an eligibility criterion. 2021, Jones v. Mississippi (U.S. Supreme Court No. 18–1259), Justice Kavanaugh
    • The President's team's order didn't come as a surprise.

Forms

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come as no surprise Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
coming as no surprise Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
comes as no surprise Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
came as no surprise Tense=Past lexicographic