as in suddenly
with great suddenness
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
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Recent Examples of abruptly
The meeting took place less than two weeks after Police Chief Robert Grado and Fire Chief Marc Mahoney were abruptly fired on April 3.
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Jennifer Kovaleski, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
As if this was not enough, the states prevailed in a jury trial in Manhattan, and the team that went to trial did so on a week’s notice after the DOJ abruptly dropped out as lead counsel in March.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Artnet has experienced a prolonged period of financial difficulty, with its CEO abruptly resigning in September of last year ahead of a general meeting.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
However, the 801 Restaurant Group's concept restaurant, 801 On Nicollet, closed abruptly before the bankruptcy filing became public, according to the Twin Cities Business Journal.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Kovaleski, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
As if this was not enough, the states prevailed in a jury trial in Manhattan, and the team that went to trial did so on a week’s notice after the DOJ abruptly dropped out as lead counsel in March.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Artnet has experienced a prolonged period of financial difficulty, with its CEO abruptly resigning in September of last year ahead of a general meeting.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
However, the 801 Restaurant Group's concept restaurant, 801 On Nicollet, closed abruptly before the bankruptcy filing became public, according to the Twin Cities Business Journal.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abruptly
suddenly
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There was so much physical comedy, and setting up jokes, and having to hit the rhythm, and then suddenly something totally tragic happens.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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An exciting next step would be to study what happens near a quantum phase transition—a point where a material suddenly changes its state, similar to water freezing into ice, but driven by quantum effects.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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