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Adverb
S:
(adv)
suddenly
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all of a sudden
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of a sudden
(happening unexpectedly)
"suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
S:
(adv)
abruptly
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suddenly
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short
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dead
(quickly and without warning)
"he stopped suddenly"
S:
(adv)
on the spur of the moment
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suddenly
(on impulse; without premeditation)
"he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"