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Recent Examples of dicey
But some of the intergovernment politics is dicey.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
There are more dicey conditions to be considered.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As Litwin sees it, the practice of restricting fans from accessing games outside their markets when the local club is simultaneously playing at home is considerably more dicey.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2025
It's been a bit overshadowed by Micah Parsons situation in Dallas, but the Commanders are also dealing with a dicey contract situatio.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
There are more dicey conditions to be considered.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As Litwin sees it, the practice of restricting fans from accessing games outside their markets when the local club is simultaneously playing at home is considerably more dicey.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2025
It's been a bit overshadowed by Micah Parsons situation in Dallas, but the Commanders are also dealing with a dicey contract situatio.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicey
Adjective
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The casting of Goth in dual roles as both Victor’s mother and Elizabeth further contributes to the unreliable narration.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most importantly for Beijing, the overuse of export restrictions could reinforce perceptions of China as an unreliable supplier, undermining Beijing’s efforts to position itself as a force for stability in the global economy.—
Lizzi C. Lee,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If no one told you to watch for something, treat it as untrustworthy until confirmed.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In law, the tactic of claiming an accuser is unreliable or untrustworthy is known as impeaching the witness.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But while the stock market is often a fickle friend, as are commodities such as oil and natural gas, wheat and corn, part of what was so shocking in 2022 was the simultaneous slump in government and corporate bonds, which proved as undependable as stocks.—
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CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Food, water and other resources would have to be shipped from home, at distances that make the supply frighteningly undependable.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The Craftsman-style bungalow was originally built in the 1940s and withstood several haphazard additions and renovations before Haury and Saikami got their hands on it.—
Linne Halpern,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI’s messaging was haphazard to Hollywood.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Only random film students might ask her about it.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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So random though, and never had both my phone and internet just flatline like that.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And while this didn’t necessarily mark the end of the league’s hit-or-miss booking strategy—turns out that 1997 Blues Brothers tribute featuring Jim Belushi and John Goodman wasn’t the product of a mass hallucination—the Wacko Jacko coup was a huge step forward for the NFL.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The officiating has been hit-or-miss all season long.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicey. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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