headily

Definition of headilynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headily
Adverb
  • There are still needs to be addressed, but nothing that will cause the team to behave recklessly after the opening bell.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The insight isn’t about spending recklessly.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Radcliffe exclaims in his London accent, walking hurriedly towards Liu and hugging her.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The 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, 7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Its shares initially soared before falling precipitously since its debut.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Those calls intensified as the temperature precipitously dropped and several people died because of the cold, despite none of the 20 who died lived in an encampment.
    Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • Florian is a former ski racer who grew up skiing on Mount Southington and skied in college before discovering skeleton, in which racers pilot a sled down an icy chute headfirst.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
  • 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.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Residents have claimed the project was approved hastily with little debate or public notice.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Even the biographies now hastily being published by the regime don’t list any other jobs for him.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Headily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headily. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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