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Recent Examples of dicey
Placing blame is dicey when both sides must own their share.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
That got dicey when at the end of a 12-yard reception in the second quarter, Ravens top wide receiver Zay Flowers injured his right knee.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
They’re most easily seen from the Northern Hemisphere, but visibility can be dicey because of the cloudy weather conditions that often occur in early January.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
The Chiefs are up 29-10 after the extra point, and things are looking dicey for the Steelers.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
That got dicey when at the end of a 12-yard reception in the second quarter, Ravens top wide receiver Zay Flowers injured his right knee.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
They’re most easily seen from the Northern Hemisphere, but visibility can be dicey because of the cloudy weather conditions that often occur in early January.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
The Chiefs are up 29-10 after the extra point, and things are looking dicey for the Steelers.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicey
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But the Iranian gas supply is also unreliable — in part because Iran often has trouble keeping its own lights on, due to sanctions and mismanagement, and because Tehran at times withholds its exports to Iraq for political reasons.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Free parking eliminates a major logistical headache and financial burden, especially when downtown parking prices are high or public transit is unreliable.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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That said, there’s no avoiding the fact that Etsy, like all online marketplaces, has its share of untrustworthy sellers and scam listings, especially as AI becomes more widespread.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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The other five are either underperforming pitchers or untrustworthy depth.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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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
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But the study said many students, parents and school officials felt the roll-out of the policy was haphazard and that enforcement has been inconsistent.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Economists and trade researchers say the haphazard nature of the trade war is compounding the longer-term pressure on US manufacturing.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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In case of doubt, competent authorities may carry out random on-site inspections of cybersecurity standards in the companies, for which the management can be held liable.—
Dennis-Kenji Kipker,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Chinese scientist used the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR, which allows scientists to make very precise changes in DNA much more easily than ever before but can cause potentially dangerous random mutations.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Another wave of steamy summertime heat and hit-or-miss storms is on the way to the Kansas City area, according to the National Weather Service.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, the 15-year-old media company controls the rights to such hit-or-miss Paramount properties as Terminator, Transformers, and G.I. Joe.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicey. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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