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came as no surprise

came as no surprise is the simple past of come as no surprise.

Meaning of come as no surprise

Verb

come as no surprise (third-person singular simple present comes as no surprise, present participle coming as no surprise, simple past came as no surprise, past participle come as no surprise)

  1. (set phrase) To be unsurprising; to be expected.
    • The President's team's order didn't come as a surprise.

Questions about came as no surprise

What is came as no surprise the simple past of?
Came as no surprise is the simple past of come as no surprise.

Words near came as no surprise in the dictionary

  1. came along
  2. came and went
  3. came apart
  4. came apart at the seams
  5. came around
  6. came as no surprise
  7. came at
  8. came at a cost
  9. came away
  10. came away empty
  11. came back

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