as in unexpected
not expected
the sudden snowstorm resulted in thousands of evening commuters abandoning their cars on impassable highways
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Among them was a trade group representing major foreign automakers like BMW, Honda, and Toyota—Autos Drive America—which agreed with Tesla that the USTR should slow Trump down and require considerations about long-term impacts of sudden actions to address unfair trade.
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Symptoms can include a sudden, severe headache, vomiting, neck stiffness and numbness or weakness on one side of the body or the face.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Funny things can happen in the Champions League once a team gets into those ultra-levels of concentration and has the luck of a sudden gust of wind at their backs.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Eclipses are said to mark turning points in life, which can bring about sudden changes or insights.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Symptoms can include a sudden, severe headache, vomiting, neck stiffness and numbness or weakness on one side of the body or the face.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Funny things can happen in the Champions League once a team gets into those ultra-levels of concentration and has the luck of a sudden gust of wind at their backs.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Eclipses are said to mark turning points in life, which can bring about sudden changes or insights.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Sudden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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