Seized by a sudden inspiration, he entered the store on horseback.

NEWYORKER: The Insufferable Gaucho

Stampede The sudden inspiration by investors that they could make fabulous returns in hedge funds looks like nothing so much as a stampede of buffalos--right over a cliff.

FORBES: Stampede

He woke up one morning with a sudden inspiration.

FORBES: Money -- and management

Among them are "bucket list" (popularized by the eponymous movie), "gassed" (a slang word meaning drained of energy), and Oprah Winfrey's signature phrase, "aha moment" (a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension).

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In actual use, if you are watching something and you have a sudden burst of inspiration, all you need to do is hold the pen to the screen, and after a short wait the TV grabs a shot of the screen, much like taking a screenshot on a smartphone.

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