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Recent Examples of sudden death
Serious safety risks also include heart attacks, seizures, stroke, and sudden death.
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Ross Phan, Pharmd, Bcacp, Bcgp, Bcps, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
World premiere | Debut film Twelve-year-old Eya has to face the sudden death of her beloved older brother Younès.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
The pic is an adaption of Max Porter’s novel about a grieving father wrestling with the sudden death of his wife while also raising their young children.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ross Phan, Pharmd, Bcacp, Bcgp, Bcps, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
World premiere | Debut film Twelve-year-old Eya has to face the sudden death of her beloved older brother Younès.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
The pic is an adaption of Max Porter’s novel about a grieving father wrestling with the sudden death of his wife while also raising their young children.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
Noun
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After publishing her initial post on Reddit while the bidding was in a dead heat, the user shared an update that her former friends came back with a higher offer, establishing themselves as the front runners.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Surveys ahead of Election Day found the two candidates in a virtual dead heat nationally and in several key swing states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2024
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Streams are receding but remain in flood stage due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Living fences reduce soil erosion and stormwater runoff, while softening your house more than wood or steel fences.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Shoes can also be dried on no heat settings to prevent rubber or plastic from warping.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ever the iconoclast, Cindy Sherman carried a fur bag and wore rubber boats with her dark suit.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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With the midpoint of the round-robin schedule arriving this weekend, road teams are 29-40 in conference play (42 percent).—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The quick-fire volley of tariffs between the U.S. and China in recent days has heightened global fears of a new trade war between the world's two largest economies.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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When the miles-long chase reached an end on Bailey Avenue, the three were bracing themselves as Velasquez rammed them with his own truck, then fired a volley of gunshots.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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