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Recent Examples of dicey
At least one of those is going to have to hit in the fourth or this is going to get dicey for Sean Payton's team.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
This news comes at a dicey time for Star Wars as a whole.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Winning them over could be dicey.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
In a dicey moment when Orgon thinks that his secret crookedness might mean his family’s utter ruin, a messenger from the King arrives.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
This news comes at a dicey time for Star Wars as a whole.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Winning them over could be dicey.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
In a dicey moment when Orgon thinks that his secret crookedness might mean his family’s utter ruin, a messenger from the King arrives.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicey
Adjective
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Despite the growth, a recent poll shows 20% of potential EV buyers are concerned about unreliable charging networks.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The serious water issues in Dixmoor were in the headlines as far back as 2021, as multiple main breaks resulted in boil orders, schools shutting down, and unreliable water pressure.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An untrustworthy future tempts us to either disengage, retreat into cynicism, or live angry.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Within hours lies were flowing, predictably from a lawless and untrustworthy president and his dishonest DHS secretary, who blamed the victim in direct contradiction of video evidence.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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 result is a haphazard vision for a future that the Bulls still haven’t fully fleshed out.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cheung has also documented the haphazard quality of the operation, as in one photograph showing a gun magazine left in the snow after agents departed from a scene.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, a suitcase and a random assortment of clothes disappeared along with her.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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PlayStation consoles rely on a type of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips, which are in short supply as demand from artificial intelligence and data center operators increases.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His offense can be hit-or-miss, but his defense is pretty consistent.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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And while its status as an Academy Awards bellwether has been hit-or-miss over the years — particularly given the tumult surrounding the show and its members — recognition there can help boost a film’s prospects.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicey. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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