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Recent Examples of sudden death
This was when overtime was sudden death, and less than five minutes into the extra period, the Panthers got set up for a potential game-winning 40-yard field goal.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
According to 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh, these creatures emerged from the lingering life force of people who had committed evil deeds during their lives or who experienced a sudden death.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
That year of their final album, the band abruptly ended following the sudden death of drummer Mathew Fletcher.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
The movies premiered decades before Keaton’s sudden death on October 11, 2025.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
According to 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh, these creatures emerged from the lingering life force of people who had committed evil deeds during their lives or who experienced a sudden death.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
That year of their final album, the band abruptly ended following the sudden death of drummer Mathew Fletcher.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
The movies premiered decades before Keaton’s sudden death on October 11, 2025.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
Noun
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That puts it in a dead heat with even more highly funded rival OpenAI, in a race to the public markets.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
3 Dec. 2025
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An Emerson College poll in September showed the race in a dead heat at 43%.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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With modern development along the creek’s 35-mile watershed that starts in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains and drains to Aliso Beach, the area has become swamped by urban runoff.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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If no candidate wins a majority, the top two will advance to an April 7 runoff.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The rubber outsole delivers great traction and flexibility, and the Ghillie lacing system uses loops instead of eyelets to better enhance the overall snugness and stability of the shoe once it's tied.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Landscape cloth, black plastic, rocks, or shredded rubber are inorganic mulches.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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With one player seeking to build on an impressive comeback and the other entering their farewell year, Switzerland’s United Cup team has taken the competition by storm in the early stages of the round-robin.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The division had a round-robin format without a championship game.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
5 Jan. 2026
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Alas responded with a volley of gunfire that struck the armored vehicle and ran away before officers returned fire.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Soleimani’s killing was the opening volley of that new world order, and from there, everything could be justified.—
Séamus Malekafzali,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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