as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
what began as the defection of a handful of employees soon became a gadarene exodus that threatened to leave the advertising agency understaffed
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Adjective
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Stidham got off a hurried pass into the flat, but Patriots safety Craig Woodson was there and nearly picked it off.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Florina Guerrero maneuvers around Taqueria San Miguel taking orders at a hurried clip.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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May 21 – June 20 Steady, thoughtful sentences are your friend — skip the rushed word vomit!—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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Gemini May 21 – June 20 Steady, thoughtful sentences are your friend — skip the rushed word vomit!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Chang'e 7 features an orbiter, a lander, a rover and a mini-flying probe or hopper, which together will tote to the moon a total of 18 scientific instruments.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The priciest flying days are the ones just before Christmas and New Year’s Day.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The makeshift detention center, surrounded by chain-link fences, had detainees sleeping on brown bunk beds under bright, perpetual fluorescent lights.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Health concerns Vendors serving food and drinks from carts and makeshift restaurants have sprouted along some of the city’s main thoroughfares, raising public health and local business concerns.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The study, conceived by Karen Froud and published last year, was the first of its kind and should have jolted policymakers and publishers alike into questioning the headlong rush away from print, even as reading scores continue to plummet nationwide.—
John R. MacArthur,
Air Mail,
8 Nov. 2025
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At Houlihan Lokey, Swain persists in the headlong roundelay of networking that’s his calling card.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The result of such rash maneuvers can only be a general slackening of standards.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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One rash decision changes the course of his life.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The challenge is resisting impulsive decisions driven by anxiety.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who has made an impulsive decision in a moment of intense emotion knows that feelings shape our choices just as much as rational thought.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After the match, the two exchanged a cursory handshake with Cirstea barely glancing in Osaka’s direction.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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While the agency examines some products at ports of entry, those reviews are often cursory; workers cannot manually inspect every import or uncover whether a foreign plant properly cleans its equipment, conducts adequate salmonella testing or has a rat infestation.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Gadarene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadarene. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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