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gadarene

adjective

ˈga-də-ˌrēn How to pronounce gadarene (audio)
Definition of gadarenenext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadarene
  1. hurried
  2. rushed
  3. flying
  4. makeshift
  5. headlong
  6. rash
  7. impulsive
  8. cursory
Adjective
  • Chandler Simpson put down a squeeze bunt and Mateo beat third baseman Kevin McGonigle’s hurried flip to the plate.
    — Dave Hogg, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Chandler Simpson put down a squeeze bunt and Mateo beat third baseman Kevin McGonigle's hurried flip to the plate.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurried
Adjective
  • The teen’s family has said this was a rushed judgment that did not involve a thorough enough investigation.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • The rushed and botched release of Apple Intelligence made clear that Apple's AI strategy wasn't fully fleshed out.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of rushed
Adjective
  • At the Philadelphia International Airport, non-flying guests are able to enter the airport terminals through a program called Wingmate.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers also examined measurement techniques for slender flying-wing shapes.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of flying
Adjective
  • Abdel Gelil is now sheltering with family in the southwestern city of Taiz, while others are sleeping in the streets or erecting makeshift tents out of plastic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Quigley's garage is a makeshift studio, and the piano is her canvas.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of makeshift
Adjective
  • Expectations for a deal that establishes guardrails on AI are low on both sides, which continue to drive a headlong race toward potentially unfathomable intelligence capabilities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The main thing stock folks are worried about – the voracious consumption and headlong deployment of capital for AI – is now the thing lifting rates and potentially restraining growth elsewhere.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of headlong
Adjective
  • In approximately a third of the world’s population, the virus will reactivate decades later to cause the infamously painful shingles rash; for reasons yet unknown, rates of shingles are increasing worldwide.
    — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Measles symptoms include several days of fever, rash, pink eye, runny nose and cough.
    — Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rash
Adjective
  • Things could feel unclear before the dust settles, so hold off on making impulsive decisions.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And their courtship, which White shoots with a sensuous intimacy, begins with some canoodling at a bar, then progresses into an impulsive hookup during a late session at the office.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of impulsive
Adjective
  • Both sides still have to hash out key details — including what constitutes sufficient medical attention — to avoid scenarios where care and examinations are conducted in a cursory manner to meet numerical goals.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cursory
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“Gadarene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadarene. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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