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Recent Examples of abruptness
But the abruptness of the changes spooked longtime staff, who understandably recoiled at the implication that critics are the same as regular beat reporters.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abruptness
Noun
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Of course, the only thing unique about Cluely’s sales pitch is its bluntness; plenty of other AI companies have been selling the same thing using more polite and socially acceptable language for years.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Her negotiation style is disarming bluntness.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Tengbjerg, a fifty-one-year-old former pro soccer player from Denmark, is fit and trim, with a mischievous, no-nonsense brusqueness not generally associated with massage therapists.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Abruptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptness. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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