sudden death

noun

Definition of sudden deathnext
as in dead heat

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Recent Examples of sudden death In addition, Greenville police are conducting an investigation to determine whether there could be criminal conduct behind the star’s sudden death, Page Six reported. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Police were spotted at the family home of Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend as investigators wonder if criminal conduct was involved in the 36-year-old actor’s sudden death. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Hayden Panettiere’s mom Lesley Vogel sent a message to her daughter’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson following the Heroes actress’s sudden death. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 In the time since her sudden death, celebrities publicly mourning include Viola Davis, Selma Blair, and Rosie O’Donnell. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sudden death
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
  1. dead heat
  2. runoff
  3. rubber
  4. round-robin
  5. volley
Noun
  • Alpha and longshot Golden Ticket finish in a historic dead heat in the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Stitt has endorsed Mazzei in the runoff, but endorsements seem to carry little weight as polls show the two candidates in a dead heat.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dead heat
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  • The board, after the hearing, indefinitely extended the stop-work order, stipulating that the developer had to take a number of corrective steps to address the runoff issues.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The runoff contest comes after Darline Graham was appointed to serve out the remainder of her late brother's term, which ends early next year.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of runoff
Noun
  • And at the medial side, the Ja 4’s supportive rubber wrap appears in brown for an appropriately earthy color combination.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 20 to 30 plastic storage containers and a rubber spatula in the dish clean storage space were found stored as clean with sticker residue/food debris on their food contact surface.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of rubber
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  • The rebuilt Pac-12, which will feature eight teams playing a round-robin followed by a flex game to close the regular season, might have the best shot at the G6’s CFP spot.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Pivotal to Dallas reaching the final from Group 1 was a closing 3-2 victory over the Mad Drops to complete a 4-0 record in round-robin play.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of round-robin
Noun
  • The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Junqua played an arcing first-touch cross from 35 yards out on the left side to the back post and Marczuk gently rolled in the volley.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of volley

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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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