Event
Event noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: figure skating is usually one of the most popular events in the winter Olympics
Sudden death and event are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sudden death" instead a noun "Event".
Sudden death
Sudden death noun - (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf.
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Synonyms for Sudden death
Event and sudden death are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Event" instead a noun phrase "Sudden death".
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Both terms in one sentence
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Real Life Writes the Plot: Like in Heavy Rain, the story was sparked by an event in David Cage's life—namely, the sudden death of a person very close to him.
Source: Videogame / Beyond: Two Souls - The sudden death of so many people, combined with the mystic timing of the event, caused the Ley Lines crisscrossing the Earth to surge with a power unseen since the disappearance of Atlantis.
Source: After The End / Tabletop Games - For any given person or family, the sudden death of a loved one can be a traumatic and tragic event, but for the people who see it on a regular basis it doesn't have the same impact.
Source: It Never Gets Any Easier
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Sudden death and Event. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/event/sudden_death
Event & Sudden death. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/event/sudden_death>.
Sudden death or Event. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/event/sudden_death.
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