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as in crazily
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as in unwisely
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Recent Examples of foolishly
Both entities foolishly used the largesse to substantially expand their unionized staffs and now don’t have the revenue base to support those higher costs.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foolishly
Adverb
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That seems like a crazily low number of songs.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Guessing crazily at the future, the gambler is granted, briefly, the gift of now.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The organizations that thrive won't be those that avoid AI nor those that adopt it recklessly.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Strained by industrial and agricultural demand and mismanagement, and insufficiently replenished by rainfall and snow melt, three-quarters of the world's population now live in areas where the water is drying up beneath our feet.—
Kelly Parsons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Airdrops weren’t new, but Hyperliquid’s was perfectly timed and insanely generous.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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EuroBasket hasn’t just provided an insanely fun taster for Nuggets fans who can’t wait for the fall and winter.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Meanwhile, the tech company behind the data center sees a way to manipulate public opinion in its favor with a conspiracy of its own, a far-reaching and brazenly destructive one.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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To guarantee their rule in perpetuity, pro-slavery Southerners wielded federal authority against their opponents and brazenly attacked any institution, law, practice, or norm that did not serve their purposes.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But there’s a tendency to do things impulsively, too quickly, without planning.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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His nemesis, who impulsively decides to run against him, is the town’s sheriff, Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix), who is skeptical of masking.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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From their now signature hand-in-hand walk out to subtle nods and hip-check nudges between them, the years of estrangement seemed like an ancient memory, leaving in their place a dedication to playing their most beloved songs as loudly, brashly and tightly as ever.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Foolishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foolishly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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