sudden death

noun

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as in dead heat

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Recent Examples of sudden death By contrast, another study of small and medium-size businesses after the sudden death of a CEO-owner found that, in the short run, nonfamily successors are better equipped to run the company. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 In April, the agency halted patient enrollment in a Phase 3 trial for the Newron Pharmaceuticals medicine after the sudden death of a participant. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Hayden Panettiere‘s former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor’s sudden death in August. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Pic follows Evans in the 10 days after bassist Scott LaFaro’s sudden death as grief, addiction and creative paralysis threaten to silence one of jazz’s great innovators. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Oct. 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
  • Polling suggests that the race is a dead heat, despite the fact that Kansas hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The race is a dead heat, according to the AJC poll, David Wickert reports.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of dead heat
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  • Republican Bo French, who previously chaired the Tarrant County GOP, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal after defeating incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff for the state agency that regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Cruz remained neutral in the primary and urged his party to rally around Paxton after the runoff.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of runoff
Noun
  • Investigators could be seen wearing various levels of safety equipment, including face masks, hazmat suits, rubber gloves, protective sleeves and booties.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • After removing the old tile grout, apply new grout with a rubber float.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rubber
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  • This was the opening game of the round-robin Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy competition between Air Force (3-1), Navy (1-3) and Army.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Australian academic competed in breaking’s Olympic debut and went winless across her three round-robin matchups.
    — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of round-robin
Noun
  • Ojeda flicked a back-heel volley, off a feed from Griezmann, past goalkeeper Sean Johnson and inside the left post to give Orlando a two-goal lead in the 22nd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Gates says Washburn’s petition is a first volley in an attempt to discredit and then defund the Wildlife Council.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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