come out of nowhere
idiom
: to arise or happen very surprisingly and unexpectedly
That question came out of nowhere.
a company that has come out of nowhere to become one of the leaders in the industry
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By his mid-20s, Arenas, a second-round draft pick in 2001, had come out of nowhere to make three All-N.B.A. and three All-Star teams and was one of the most exciting young players in the league.
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Sopan Deb, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Spotify is using NFTs to curate playlists, a liquidator is selling NFTs to recover losses at a bankrupt hedge fund, and a new NFT marketplace called Blur has come out of nowhere to take the crown of longtime top dog OpenSea.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 24 Feb. 2023
Bear market rallies come out of nowhere such as this one did in the last week.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 27 May 2022
Changes to your body and surprising symptoms can come out of nowhere.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 14 June 2023
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Sopan Deb, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Spotify is using NFTs to curate playlists, a liquidator is selling NFTs to recover losses at a bankrupt hedge fund, and a new NFT marketplace called Blur has come out of nowhere to take the crown of longtime top dog OpenSea.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 24 Feb. 2023
Bear market rallies come out of nowhere such as this one did in the last week.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 27 May 2022
Changes to your body and surprising symptoms can come out of nowhere.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 14 June 2023
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“Come out of nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of%20nowhere. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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