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Recent Examples of headfirst
But that all changed one night while spending time with her middle daughter, who encouraged her mom to jump headfirst into quilt coats for pop-up shops hosted in the Midland, Texas, area.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Zavala, like Alexandre, quit her job a year and a half ago and jumped in headfirst.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Rantanen, the Stars’ leading scorer with 27 points, hit Romanov from behind, which sent him crashing headfirst into the boards in the final minute of regulation.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
Austin Wells followed by slicing a single to right as Chisholm sped around the bases, sliding headfirst just ahead of Nate Eaton’s throw as New York took the lead.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Zavala, like Alexandre, quit her job a year and a half ago and jumped in headfirst.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Rantanen, the Stars’ leading scorer with 27 points, hit Romanov from behind, which sent him crashing headfirst into the boards in the final minute of regulation.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
Austin Wells followed by slicing a single to right as Chisholm sped around the bases, sliding headfirst just ahead of Nate Eaton’s throw as New York took the lead.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headfirst
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Lilian suspects foul play and, recklessly investigating Paula’s widower (Mathieu Amalric) and her daughter (Luàna Bajrami), seeks the help of her own ex-husband (Daniel Auteuil).—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2026
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According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a trooper saw a car being driven recklessly shortly before midnight in the southbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway in Plano, and arrested Ezeiruaku after a traffic stop.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Seeking revenge, Onimaru impulsively picks up a demonic sword in a shortcut to power, setting off a grand adventure.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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After spending weeks volunteering at her local nursing home, Angela can’t help but sympathize with her former father-in-law and impulsively decides to move him into her home with Tommy.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Dec. 2025
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Mehlhaff said that in addition to the annual battle over how to spend state money, legislators are also sure to dive headlong this session into property tax reform and legislation regarding data centers.—
Bart Pfankuch,
South Dakota News Watch,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fast-forward to them being pulled over by the side of the boarding line, having to hurriedly transfer essentials between their personal item bag and their carry-on.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a gymnasium in the northeastern Thai city of Surin, around 550 people are waiting out the combat, many having hurriedly fled after the first shots were fired Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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New iterations and versions of AI systems have caused usage fees to fall precipitously, which the AVA team sees as a key advantage of AI tools given limited court budgets.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
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After decades of successful cooperation on fighting drug trafficking and transnational crime, relations between Colombia and the United States are at a historic nadir and precipitously getting worse.—
KEVIN WHITAKER,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2025
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Both teachers’ absences — and the district’s handling of the fallout — have sparked a months-long uproar, with parents alleging the district acted rashly and with little transparency.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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