hastiness

noun

Definition of hastinessnext
as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed several council members objected to the hastiness with which the proposal was brought to a vote

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Recent Examples of hastiness The hastiness helps to explain why the administration’s defenses of the order varied so exotically. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Besides, just as the cruelty is the point of everything this administration does so, too, is the hastiness. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
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  1. hustle
  2. haste
  3. rush
Noun
  • Splitting time between the hustle and bustle of NYC and the glee club back at William McKinley just didn’t quite work.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is divided over whether the AI industry is a destructive capitalist force that could kill everyone, or merely an overhyped capitalist hustle.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hustle
Noun
  • Plus, data centers aren’t acting with haste or employing new innovations.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The doc skips in disappointing haste over head-turning early films The Grim Reaper and Before the Revolution, and the potent 1970 telemovie The Spider’s Stratagem.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of haste
Noun
  • North Crowley just toyed with the running game with 20 rushes for 114 yards, but the Panthers were dominant through the air.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
  • And after the rush of mid-decade congressional redistricting before the 2026 elections, some legislatures might turn toward redistricting their own chambers in the next election cycle.
    — Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of rush

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