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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
all of a sudden
    adv 1: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn:
           all of a sudden, all at once]
    2: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in
       her side" [syn: suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sudden \Sud"den\, n.
   An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
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   All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than
      was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.
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            How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

            He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
                                                  --Thackeray.
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Thesaurus Results for all of a sudden:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abruptly, bang, dash, hastily, impetuously, impulsively, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, of a sudden, on short notice, plop, plump, plunk, pop, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, sharp, short, slap, smack, startlingly, sudden, suddenly, surprisingly, unawares, unexpectedly, without notice, without warning
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