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Recent Examples of sudden death
Having these two nations play sudden death with a gold medal on the line made for irresistible drama, especially after Team USA forced the extra period with seconds left in regulation.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The start of Berger’s eight-Oscar-nominee sees the sudden death of its fictional pope, with Ralph Fiennes’ Cardinal Lawrence leading the democratic proceedings to appoint a replacement.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Viewers were told that Dutch was in prison, but the possibility of his return lingered until McQueen’s sudden death from organ failure in September 2024.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
Comments Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' family is responding to claims put forth by his widow, Allison Holker, in their first television interview since his sudden death.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The start of Berger’s eight-Oscar-nominee sees the sudden death of its fictional pope, with Ralph Fiennes’ Cardinal Lawrence leading the democratic proceedings to appoint a replacement.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Viewers were told that Dutch was in prison, but the possibility of his return lingered until McQueen’s sudden death from organ failure in September 2024.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
Comments Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' family is responding to claims put forth by his widow, Allison Holker, in their first television interview since his sudden death.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
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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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That’s despite the fact that during big storms in mid-February, reservoir operators increased releases of water significantly from some of the largest, such as Shasta and Oroville, to create room to catch more runoff and reduce the risk of flooding downstream.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Southern California's latest weather deluge may be on its way – a hot spell that could drive temperatures into the low 90s before plummeting as the region reels from wildfires and toxic runoff.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Depending on the terrain, users can swap in either a ski-pole-like basket tip or a grippy rubber tip.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2025
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Clean the Seal To clean the rubber seal, use hot, soapy water and a dish sponge to scrub the ring.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
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Canadian fans booed the American national anthem when the teams met in a round-robin match in Montreal, which was followed by three fights in the first nine seconds of the game.—
Dan Robson,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both teams will play the other two teams in the bracket, No. 1 Riordan and No. 8 Mitty, in a round-robin format.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Sixty seconds later, Mbappe equalised with a stunning right-footed volley following a slick one-two with Marcus Thuram.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s all sorts of different volleys in the air at this point.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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