as in reckless
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
having been behind for most of the race, the stock car driver made a hell-for-leather dash to the finish
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as in quickly
with great speed
we ran hell-for-leather out of that spooky house
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Recent Examples of hell-for-leather
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
The plot thickens further when Bundle, driving hell-for-leather down a country lane, comes across someone lying in the middle of the road.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-for-leather
Adjective
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Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Flames quickly spread into the attic, turning what appeared to be a small flare-up into a major fire.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Joseline Garcia, who has led immigration defense efforts in the district by helping coordinate and train volunteers on how to respond to raids, said word of the agents’ presence spread quickly within a network of organizations and residents.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The looks grew more daring, spanning tear-away jean shorts and jeans covered in clear sequins to micro shorts worn over base layers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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Insisting that the mission is bigger than any one person, including its creator, the film opens space for more daring, messy attempts to follow.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Google is rolling out major updates to Gemini in Chrome, turning the browser into an AI-powered assistant designed to help users multitask, browse faster, and complete complex online tasks with less effort.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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That helped end the war faster.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The daredevil sequence sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hijack a biplane to chase down the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales), who's in a biplane of his own.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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Sladek has traveled around the world doing daredevil acts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly once snow begins, and hazardous conditions could persist into Sunday morning before snow tapers off.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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This primordial soup was composed of a plasma of particles called quarks and gluons that rapidly cooled, causing these two types of particles to fuse and create fundamental particles like protons and neutrons, which today sit at the heart of all atoms that make up the matter all around us.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Arc’teryx’s running and trail running gear is breathable, lightweight, and quick-drying across the board.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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The upholstery is also quick-drying and won’t absorb dirt and accidental spills.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2026
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Amid growing national fears about politically motivated violence and threats, Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly last fall to pass a sweeping statute allowing public officials to shield their personal information from public view.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Current weekly outflows replicate the pattern seen in November 2025, when Bitcoin bottomed around $80,000 before swiftly recovering above $90,000.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Hell-for-leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-for-leather. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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