as in suddenly
with great suddenness
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
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Meanwhile Mallie's, the longtime downriver restaurant noted for gigantic burgers abruptly closes.
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Todd Haynes is finally breaking his silence months after Joaquin Phoenix abruptly walked away from their gay period drama just five days before it was set to begin filming.
—EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The third season of Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On started on a rocky note, with two couples abruptly leaving the experiment and putting their trial marriages in jeopardy.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
But at the height of their whirlwind affair, Miko abruptly vanished.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Todd Haynes is finally breaking his silence months after Joaquin Phoenix abruptly walked away from their gay period drama just five days before it was set to begin filming.
—EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The third season of Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On started on a rocky note, with two couples abruptly leaving the experiment and putting their trial marriages in jeopardy.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
But at the height of their whirlwind affair, Miko abruptly vanished.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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