as in suddenly
with great suddenness
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
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The owner, Ken Friedman, abruptly closed the Spotted Pig on Jan. 24, 2020.
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New York Times, 7 May 2025
The rigors and disappointments of physical rehabilitation swing abruptly into real-estate deals and restaurant gossip.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
And though the Trump Administration abruptly reversed plans to cancel thousands of international students' visas, this whiplash has made life more difficult, and disorienting, for many.
—Kica Matos, Time, 2 May 2025
Across Spain and Portugal, trains and traffic lights abruptly stopped working.
—Natasha Bernal, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
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New York Times, 7 May 2025
The rigors and disappointments of physical rehabilitation swing abruptly into real-estate deals and restaurant gossip.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
And though the Trump Administration abruptly reversed plans to cancel thousands of international students' visas, this whiplash has made life more difficult, and disorienting, for many.
—Kica Matos, Time, 2 May 2025
Across Spain and Portugal, trains and traffic lights abruptly stopped working.
—Natasha Bernal, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for abruptly
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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