Rain stopped abruptly.

Meaning: This means that the rain came to a sudden stop.

Choice of Words: Rain refers to the water that falls from the sky in droplets. Stopped is the past tense of the verb 'stop', which means to come to an end or to cease. Abruptly is an adverb that describes how the rain stopped - suddenly and without warning.

Alternative Expressions

The rain ended all of a sudden.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence. It's like when you're playing outside and it's raining, and then the rain just stops and the sun comes out.

Choice of Words: The rain is the water that falls from the clouds. Ended means to come to an end or cease. All of a sudden means suddenly or without warning. When you put them together, "The rain ended all of a sudden" means that the rain stopped suddenly and unexpectedly.

The rainstorm ceased unexpectedly.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences. It's like when you're playing outside and it's raining, and then the rain just stops and the sun comes out.

Choice of Words: The rainstorm is a storm that produces rain. Ceased means to come to an end or stop. Unexpectedly means suddenly or without warning. When you put them together, "The rainstorm ceased unexpectedly" means that the rainstorm stopped suddenly and unexpectedly.

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