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abruptly

adverb as in short

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Thanks to Disney abruptly suspending Kimmel’s show on Sept. 17, he’s shaping up to be the most famous First Amendment defender this moment requires.

From Salon

Her lawyers were preparing a defense related to her mental condition when she abruptly pleaded guilty, against their advice.

A local television station based in Salinas abruptly shut down its news operations on Tuesday after 56 years on the air.

General Assembly to deliver a belligerent and lengthy speech when the escalator he and the first lady were riding stopped abruptly, forcing them to walk the rest of the way up.

From Salon

That stopped abruptly when Israel imposed a total blockade on 2 March and two weeks later went back to war.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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