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 excelling with point-guard skills in a center’s body, Wembanyama’s range suddenly disappeared.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026 -
Shipowners recently told Bloomberg that Iranian fast boats approached a group of vessels transiting through the strait, but turned away after helicopters suddenly appeared.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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What begins as a joke spirals into something far more real and unexpectedly opens the door to Hollywood.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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More than four months have passed since Nancy Guthrie unexpectedly went missing, and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate her disappearance.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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“Unanticipatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanticipatedly. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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