from nowhere

adverb

without warning (Freq. 1)

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your cousin arrived out of thin air

• Syn: ↑out of thin air, ↑out of nothing

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out of/from/nowhere phrase

appearing, arriving, happening etc quickly or unexpectedly

The car seemed to come out of nowhere.

The horse came from nowhere to win by six lengths.

Thesaurus: to appear slightly, suddenly or temporarily_synonym

Main entry: nowhere

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from (or out of) nowhere

appearing or happening suddenly and unexpectedly

he materialized a taxi out of nowhere

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from nowhere (or out of nowhere)

— used to say that someone or something comes, appears, happens, etc., in a sudden and unexpected way

The car came out of nowhere!

Suddenly, out of nowhere, she offered me the job.

Starting from nowhere [=with nothing], he built a very successful business.

The horse came from nowhere to win the race.

She rose to fame out of nowhere.

From out of nowhere he asked her if she was having an affair.

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Main Entry: ↑nowhere