as in suddenly
without warning
the unanticipatedly high fuel prices had many people wondering how they were going to keep warm that winter
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Adverb
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After Pel died suddenly last April, Tommy wanted to do something in his grandfather's honor.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025 -
If pilots are suddenly targeted by fire control radar during peacetime operations, they are instructed to remain calm, follow commands from their superiors and record the event.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Things begin to shift when Ollie Armstrong, the popular yet quietly struggling captain of the football team, unexpectedly joins her cause.—
Sarah Kate Ellis,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Losing it unexpectedly, whether due to your insurer’s decision not to renew or a sudden cancellation of coverage, is therefore an understandably stressful situation.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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“Unanticipatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanticipatedly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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