Passing and Sudden

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Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

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Sudden and passing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sudden" instead an adjective "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Sudden adjective - Not expected.

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Passing and sudden are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passing" instead an adjective "Sudden".

Nearby Words: suddenly, suddenness

The Dead Fantasy series has been orphaned with the sudden and tragic passing of the wonderfully talented animator Monty Oum in February 2015.

Source: Orphaned Series
Its story of a lion cub becoming king of the jungle after the sudden death of his father bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain popular movie made decades later.

Source: Essential Anime
Dropped a Bridge on Him: Jem apparently died all of a sudden off-screen, and the novel mentions it only in passing.

Source: Literature / Go Set a Watchman

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