foolhardily

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Adverb
  • Coburn is facing a slew of charges, including DUI and recklessly endangering the welfare of a child.
    Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • After witnesses provided a description of the suspect, who was suspected of driving recklessly at the time of the crash, he was quickly identified and a search warrant was served at a local residence in Lake Forest, the release stated.
    Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Although their destroyer was somewhat imprudently named HMS Brazen.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
  • If securitization bonds are issued, funds collected from customers to repay those bonds are refunded if the commission determines the utility acted imprudently and disallows cost recovery.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • The humbling end to a mercifully brief career should be a warning to anyone else who might try to get elected by brazenly flouting the disclosure laws.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The result is an album of cathartic sounds where Icona Pop brazenly shed the past.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • But instead of responding rashly, quickly ramping up production or accelerating the buildout of alternatives, the energy sector seems to have entered a holding pattern.
    Justin Worland, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Or, will he be inclined to rashly respond similarly to former Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?
    Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Meanwhile, be aware that the next six years will bring urges to impulsively travel, and do exciting things to give yourself an adventurous world.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Self-control refers to managing one’s emotions — specifically not acting reflexively and impulsively without thinking through the consequences of one’s actions.
    Anand Kumar, STAT, 21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • There was Anthony Edwards brashly asking Watson if the Nuggets planned to foul up three at the end of regulation, before draining an incredible shot to force overtime.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Foolhardily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foolhardily. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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