sudden death

noun

Definition of sudden deathnext
as in dead heat

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Recent Examples of sudden death After his sudden death in 1960, Olivetti began a slow decline and was eventually broken up and merged with a telecommunications company. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 Plot summary Severance’s protagonist, Mark Scout (Adam Scott), is a former history professor who opted for the severance procedure to escape his intense grief after the sudden death of his wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman). — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026 Written by Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, the book claims (according to reports) that after Diana’s sudden death in a car crash in 1997, Spencer got into a heated argument with Charles, then still heir to the throne. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 The bill's passage comes about two months after Graham's sudden death. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sudden death
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
  1. dead heat
  2. runoff
  3. rubber
  4. round-robin
  5. volley
Noun
  • State of the race in Kansas A series of independent polls have portrayed the race as a dead heat.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Polls in this race have not been in agreement, with some showing Moody well in the lead and others showing Nixon coming close to a dead heat.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dead heat
Noun
  • Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • If no candidate wins more than half of valid votes on Sunday, the two with the most votes advance to an October 25 runoff.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of runoff
Noun
  • In a Topre switch, that resistance comes from the rubber dome.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of traditional rubber soles, Williams’ footwear featured short heels standing at around 2 to 3 inches, also in the color blue.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of rubber
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  • This was the opening game of the round-robin Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy competition between Air Force (3-1), Navy (1-3) and Army.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Australian academic competed in breaking’s Olympic debut and went winless across her three round-robin matchups.
    — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of round-robin
Noun
  • If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of volley

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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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