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
First, Waymo abruptly halted freeway driving in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Miami, and Phoenix, barely six months after adding highway routing.
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Officials in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing have pushed back against printing the bills, according to the Post, leading to at least one being abruptly reassigned.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
The complaint, filed this time in federal court rather than in Cook County, will start new proceedings after the prior lawsuit was abruptly dropped last month just before a jury was set to be selected for a sweeping, weekslong trial.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In February 2025, two high-ranking members of the city Sheriff’s Office Wilfredo Perez and Thomas Egan, both hired in September by Sheriff Anthony Miranda, abruptly submitted their resignations.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Officials in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing have pushed back against printing the bills, according to the Post, leading to at least one being abruptly reassigned.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
The complaint, filed this time in federal court rather than in Cook County, will start new proceedings after the prior lawsuit was abruptly dropped last month just before a jury was set to be selected for a sweeping, weekslong trial.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
In February 2025, two high-ranking members of the city Sheriff’s Office Wilfredo Perez and Thomas Egan, both hired in September by Sheriff Anthony Miranda, abruptly submitted their resignations.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abruptly
suddenly
Adverb
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Be patient with parents and bosses if plans suddenly change.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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One member of the media, donned in a retro Arsenal shirt, also jumped over a small barrier to watch extra time and penalties in the stands, suddenly becoming another nervous fan with pain written all over his face.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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