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1. suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden(adverb)

   happening unexpectedly

   "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

2. abruptly, suddenly, short, dead(adverb)

   quickly and without warning

   "he stopped suddenly"

3. on the spur of the moment, suddenly(adverb)

   on impulse; without premeditation

   "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"

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1. suddenly(Adverb)

   Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

   Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.

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1. Suddenly

   "Suddenly" is a single from Ashley Tisdale's debut album Headstrong, the song was released in Germany on May 2, 2008, as her third single there. The song was not released in the United States, and was her debut album's final single.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #814

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1471

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Adverbs Frequency: #91

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suddenly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suddenly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Elbert Hubbard:

   Death: To stop sinning suddenly.

2. Michael Cuda:

   A lot of assets suddenly become valueless.

3. Udi Mokady:

   Suddenly, the music has completely changed.

4. Thomas Volk:

   We could suddenly have five million Muslims.

5. Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   People are suddenly there and need protection.

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