as in unexpected
not expected
the sudden snowstorm resulted in thousands of evening commuters abandoning their cars on impassable highways
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Recent Examples of sudden
The intense setup here is fairly straightforward as these types of sci-fi mystery shows go, with Buenos Aires residents going about their evenings when a sudden nightmarish snowfall descends over the metropolis, killing millions indiscriminately.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 May 2025
In the void of official archives, a number of independent record-keepers have taken matters into their own hands, offering the public a cache of data and documentation to sift and search through without fear of sudden removal.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 May 2025
Set to enter production outside Nashville in July, the indie romance centers on Julia Winters, who after a sudden cardiac arrest, is forced back to her Tennessee hometown, where Christmas never fades and old wounds still linger.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 May 2025
His retirement wasn’t sudden, and the scheduling team has slowly been preparing for this transition over the past few years.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 May 2025
In the void of official archives, a number of independent record-keepers have taken matters into their own hands, offering the public a cache of data and documentation to sift and search through without fear of sudden removal.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 May 2025
Set to enter production outside Nashville in July, the indie romance centers on Julia Winters, who after a sudden cardiac arrest, is forced back to her Tennessee hometown, where Christmas never fades and old wounds still linger.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 May 2025
His retirement wasn’t sudden, and the scheduling team has slowly been preparing for this transition over the past few years.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden
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But during the appearance, an unexpected guest also got some attention from those gathered below!—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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In the middle of a seven-minute piece interpreted in an appropriately serious manner, Urie elicited unexpected giggles from the audience.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Wallen's album comes out months after his abrupt exit from Saturday Night Live in March — which came five years after his controversial initial SNL appearance.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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And that’s before considering Andrew Witty’s abrupt exit announced just this week.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Sudden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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