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headily

adverb

Definition of headily

as in recklessly

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Kumar faces two counts of first-degree manslaughter and three counts of recklessly endangering another person in Deschutes County stemming from the fatal wreck.

— Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But rushing recklessly into a plan to spend nearly $1 billion in tax revenue would underscore the narrative that the county is too rash in its spending.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of recklessly

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As per the synopsis, that changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from the window of a London department store and, ignoring her protests, leaves her no option but to take him in.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
After the misunderstanding, Melanie impulsively decides to buy the lovebirds that Mitch had been looking for at the pet store and bring them to his younger sister at their house in Bodega Bay.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsively

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Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.

— Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Antonelli hurriedly informed his race engineer, Peter Bonnington, who had been regularly reminding the Italian to adhere to track limits throughout the race and to look after his car.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurriedly

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Because borrowing rates are unlikely to drop precipitously in the near term, a catalyst for an auto sales boom remains elusive.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Water levels dropping so precipitously threaten entire Western communities and economies, but many can’t help but be awed by how quickly Glen Canyon has recovered ecologically as the water receded.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of precipitously

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And those customers are running headfirst into what experts say is a legal gray area for flood protections.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Alpenglow Expeditions founder Adrian Ballinger, is constantly leaning headfirst into uncertainties, having led more than 150 climbs across six continents, most impressively summiting Mount Everest 10 times.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Definition of headfirst

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In junkspace, Koolhaas argues, formal strategies associated with modern art and design—abstraction, functionalism, fragmentation, radical juxtaposition—are hastily and unceremoniously redeployed in the ordinary language of commerce.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Rather than a months-long leadership transition, Chapek had been hastily handed the reins within weeks of Iger’s decision to step down.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

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