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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The Dodgers, billed in spring as having too much pitching, suddenly have questions about their pitching.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 May 2026 -
During class, Mark suddenly collapsed after going into cardiac arrest.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Larson unexpectedly died of an aortic dissection the night before the show’s first off-Broadway performance in 1996.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Mortgage rates can change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially in the current economic landscape.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Unanticipatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanticipatedly. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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