1
as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
Anna later regretted her hasty decision to sell her car
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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
we all wish our sick friend a hasty recovery
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Recent Examples of hasty
Eight Unbearable Days Ray, Ben, Michael, Michelle’s brother, and Ben’s dad drove up I-70 to Vail, checking into a hotel just after dark as the first hasty teams from VMRG were heading up the mountain.
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Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
In boardrooms across the globe, a familiar script is getting a hasty rewrite.
—Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Cassandra Austen’s hasty and incomplete sketch of Jane survives in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
—Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
John Sandweg, the former director of ICE during the Obama administration, said the facility’s hasty construction in just over a week made errors inevitable.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
In boardrooms across the globe, a familiar script is getting a hasty rewrite.
—Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Cassandra Austen’s hasty and incomplete sketch of Jane survives in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
—Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
John Sandweg, the former director of ICE during the Obama administration, said the facility’s hasty construction in just over a week made errors inevitable.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hasty
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Carter had to make a hurried Middle East trip – including a speech to the Knesset – before the two nations formally signed a treaty some six months hence.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Francis Westfield went close with a diving header from the edge of the box, and Luke Brennan wasted a glorious chance for a late leveller when he was found unmarked at the back post, but his hurried shot flew high and wide.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Employers can tap our natural human urge to connect through culture-building and clear organizational purpose – especially during rapid transformation like the AI revolution and other economic pressures.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Our poor Toby, always so stressed, always so rushed.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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These alternatives can often provide a richer, less rushed experience than a whirlwind day trip to Paris.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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His positioning and reading of the game remain sharp, his footwork is clean, and his reactions are quick.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wetkiss Knee-High Boots Lorelai's shoe collection is as memorable as her quick wit, and nothing says cool-weather quite like a pair of boots.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Finally, as ever, the potential for rash, impulsive decisions with disastrous long-term consequences is never out of mind with this franchise.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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On a brisk February evening in 2006, around a hundred people gathered in the venerable Koreatown watering hole HMS Bounty to pay their last respects to Los Angeles’ historic Ambassador Hotel.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Playing there in October, Nadal, Świątek and their foes had to reckon with brisk winds, gray skies and plummeting thermometers.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Elementary school students spent more time in front of the TV than in school, viewing thousands of commercials for sugary cereals, candies and fast foods every year.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jinga further noted that as Dexory continues to improve the technology that underlies DexoryView, existing customers will benefit from the upgrades and new customers will see faster deployments and quicker return on investment.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who was at an exposure location and develops symptoms — which include fever, rash, cough, runny nose and red, itchy eyes — should contact their health care provider by phone.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Worse, many engaged in a particularly rash form of gaming, making high-speed wagers on in-game action — a pernicious new product called microbetting.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Hasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasty. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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