as in suddenly
with great suddenness
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
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The line goes abruptly dead, triggering a follow-up call from the emergency operator.
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Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 25 June 2025
But that same morning, both briefings were abruptly postponed.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Cambodia abruptly halted fuel imports from neighboring Thailand on Sunday as tensions between the two Southeast Asian countries escalate over a border dispute.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 June 2025
When Gerardo Martino resigned abruptly last November due to personal reasons (and after Miami was eliminated in the first round of the MLS playoffs), Messi recommended the club hire his close friend Javier Mascherano.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 25 June 2025
But that same morning, both briefings were abruptly postponed.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Cambodia abruptly halted fuel imports from neighboring Thailand on Sunday as tensions between the two Southeast Asian countries escalate over a border dispute.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 June 2025
When Gerardo Martino resigned abruptly last November due to personal reasons (and after Miami was eliminated in the first round of the MLS playoffs), Messi recommended the club hire his close friend Javier Mascherano.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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