 out_of_the_blue |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] not anticipated | |
| Synonyms: | unforeseen unlooked-for unanticipated | |
| Examples: | "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden "unforeseen circumstances" "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy" "like a bolt out of the blue" |
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| Related terms: | unexpected | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a way that was not expected | |
| Synonyms: | unexpectedly | |
| Examples: | "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" |
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| Related terms: | unexpected unexpected | |
| Similar spelling: |
out_of_thin_air out_of_danger |
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