Collocations for surprising - adj.

be, seem
make sth
find sth

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
hardly, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not really, not totally, scarcely
It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate.

Surprising is used with these nouns:
agility, announcement, conclusion, degree, discovery, ease, finding, move, number, omission, result, speed, strength, success, tenderness, thing, turn, twist, variety