as in suddenly
with great suddenness
the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
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Morrissey’s Dallas concert took a chaotic turn on Nov. 2 when an unexpected rush of fans forced the singer to abruptly cancel his show.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
The video cuts off abruptly and does not show the voter's final ballot.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
That chain abruptly closed 50 locations within the past week across the United States as a reported bankruptcy looms.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
In April 2024, Women Who Code—arguably one of the most influential nonprofits focused on supporting and retaining women in technology—abruptly shut down due to a lack of sufficient funding.
—Sue Harnett, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
The video cuts off abruptly and does not show the voter's final ballot.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
That chain abruptly closed 50 locations within the past week across the United States as a reported bankruptcy looms.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
In April 2024, Women Who Code—arguably one of the most influential nonprofits focused on supporting and retaining women in technology—abruptly shut down due to a lack of sufficient funding.
—Sue Harnett, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Abruptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abruptly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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