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Recent Examples of hotheaded
The screenplay begins in 1989, charting Christy’s trajectory as a hotheaded yet gifted fledgling boxer.
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Robert Lang,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
But the boys at the ludus, whose ranks notably include decent guy Celadus (Dan Hamill) and his hotheaded son Tarchon (Jordi Webber), are not keen to admit a woman to their ranks and are doubly peeved that Ashur is skipping her into a headlining role.
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Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
Rescuing a young woman (Isabelle Corey) from a violent pimp, Bob—acknowledging his age with bitter wisdom—pairs her off with his hotheaded protégé (Daniel Cauchy).
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2025
For various reasons—his kids are off from school during the robbery; his getaway driver drops out; his hotheaded gunman arouses suspicion—his haphazard caper doesn’t lead to riches.
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Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Robert Lang,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2025
But the boys at the ludus, whose ranks notably include decent guy Celadus (Dan Hamill) and his hotheaded son Tarchon (Jordi Webber), are not keen to admit a woman to their ranks and are doubly peeved that Ashur is skipping her into a headlining role.
—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
Rescuing a young woman (Isabelle Corey) from a violent pimp, Bob—acknowledging his age with bitter wisdom—pairs her off with his hotheaded protégé (Daniel Cauchy).
—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2025
For various reasons—his kids are off from school during the robbery; his getaway driver drops out; his hotheaded gunman arouses suspicion—his haphazard caper doesn’t lead to riches.
—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotheaded
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Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.
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Inventive, instinctive, impetuous, imperious and entirely bloomin’ glorious.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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July 3 could bring shocks or surprises; just beware of being too risky or impulsive.
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Seems impulsive … Carter wants to be a cop?
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This tragedy serves as a powerful reminder that no family should have to bury a child because of someone’s thoughtless and irresponsible choices.
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This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.
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Philadelphia's mayor at the time, Frank Rizzo, was a brash and brutal populist with a knack for fear-mongering that would make America's current president envious.
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Like Alura, Virgos prefer to be overly cautious rather than acting brash.
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And this is Minsky’s point, that speculative excesses during euphoric, transformative periods result in imprudent financing, fragility, and instability.
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
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Ken Leung plays the perpetually overconfident master firebender Commander (and later Admiral) Zhao.
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The former Danish goalkeeper may not be from around these parts, but that didn't stop him from dropping an eerily accurate comparison between two overconfident but long-suffering sports programs.
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The idea that the security premium would vanish with an agreement to reopen the Straits is perhaps foolhardy, but as long as there are no major attacks, the premium should remain minimal.
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Such foolhardy male striving, the movie suggests, is all too often destructive.
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“Hotheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotheaded. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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