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Recent Examples of headfirst
The man fell hard enough to pop out of his skis in the steep, icy moguls near the top of the run before sliding headfirst for hundreds of yards, apparently unable to stop himself, according to witnesses who posted on Reddit.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics are home to some unique and exciting sports that feature uncommon vernacular.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
While other mixes dipped a toe into the dill pool, this Bloody Mary mix dived in headfirst.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
Zavala, like Alexandre, quit her job a year and a half ago and jumped in headfirst.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics are home to some unique and exciting sports that feature uncommon vernacular.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
While other mixes dipped a toe into the dill pool, this Bloody Mary mix dived in headfirst.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
Zavala, like Alexandre, quit her job a year and a half ago and jumped in headfirst.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headfirst
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In December, a thief stole the control stick from an R train parked under southern Brooklyn — the same section of track where a young, repeat train thief recklessly threw a train in reverse during a joyride months earlier.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The conviction capped a yearslong process that included investigations by New York authorities and a pursuit for justice by Monica's family, who accused Baldner of acting recklessly during a routine traffic stop and subsequent deadly chase.—
Mike Randall,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
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Our next step is to understand how cells controlling hesitation interact with drugs treating ADHD and OCD, conditions where patients can respond impulsively during volatile or uncertain situations.—
Eric Yttri,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Make Impulse Purchases People with organized homes are mindful not to buy things impulsively, explains Kristen Ziegler, the founder of Minima in Richmond, Virginia.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Except that trend has now lost momentum, and the economics of a would-be gold rush are running headlong into reality.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Boy and girl marry and plunge headlong into a torrid, 200-year romance.—
Reshma Gopaldas,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Connecticut legislature hurriedly endorsed the sale during a special session in 2024, adopting — without a public hearing — the enabling legislation needed to allow an unregulated, nonprofit company to buy a regulated water utility.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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Already disruption to the Gulf energy production and export system, including Iranian drone and missile attacks, has seen oil and gas revenues that are usually calculated in the billions of dollars a day drop precipitously, if not to zero, since the Iran war began.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Sulfate pollution levels in China have dropped precipitously since 2013, driven by new air pollution policy in the country.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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Or, will he be inclined to rashly respond similarly to former Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?—
Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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With Mercury going retrograde in this part of the sky on February 26, just don’t sign anything too rashly or hastily, because the potential for errors and misunderstandings is high right now.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Headfirst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headfirst. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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