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Recent Examples of suddenness
The suddenness of the change — with the new policy taking effect Sunday — and initial confusion over whether the fee would apply to current visa holders added to the chaos, with companies warning affected employees to return to the US immediately and refrain from traveling overseas.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Little represented the suddenness with which the Rams’ 2024 season came to an end better than their head coach in his postgame press conference.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
For many stakeholders in the media business, the swiftness and suddenness of the cascading events have cast an undeniable shadow over their operations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
There is a lot of violence, some unexpected, whether in its suddenness or its targets.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Little represented the suddenness with which the Rams’ 2024 season came to an end better than their head coach in his postgame press conference.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
For many stakeholders in the media business, the swiftness and suddenness of the cascading events have cast an undeniable shadow over their operations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
There is a lot of violence, some unexpected, whether in its suddenness or its targets.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suddenness
abruptness
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In contrast, the abruptness of Kimmel’s suspension has sent shock waves throughout Hollywood.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Soliman is known as an elegant dresser, but his apartment was in bachelor-pad disarray, a reflection of his long hours at the hospital and the abruptness of his detention, said his friends, also clerics.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Suddenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suddenness. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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