as in impetuous
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Recent Examples of hotheaded
The Blue Bloods spinoff follows Wahlberg's hotheaded detective Danny Reagan, the oldest living son of NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan (Selleck).
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Aside from hotheaded Ted and maybe Davis’ coolly ambitious Erica, almost none of the characters have distinctive personalities.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Joining David were Cheryl Hines as his long-suffering wife, Jeff Garlin as his manager and co-conspirator, Susie Essman as Jeff’s hotheaded wife, and J.B. Smoove as his roommate, Leon.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Joao Fonseca, the 18-year-old Brazilian, had morphed from a promising prospect into a sensation over the course of a straight-sets upset of Andrey Rublev, the notoriously hotheaded No. 9 seed at the Australian Open.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Aside from hotheaded Ted and maybe Davis’ coolly ambitious Erica, almost none of the characters have distinctive personalities.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Joining David were Cheryl Hines as his long-suffering wife, Jeff Garlin as his manager and co-conspirator, Susie Essman as Jeff’s hotheaded wife, and J.B. Smoove as his roommate, Leon.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Joao Fonseca, the 18-year-old Brazilian, had morphed from a promising prospect into a sensation over the course of a straight-sets upset of Andrey Rublev, the notoriously hotheaded No. 9 seed at the Australian Open.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotheaded
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After the events of the first season, the HBO series’ dual protagonists—Joel (Pedro Pascal), a grizzled smuggler, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), his impetuous surrogate daughter—decided to settle in Jackson, Wyoming, joining perhaps the only remaining human outpost governed by hope rather than by fear.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Raiff’s impetuous outbursts serve his babyish college kid well, and the writer-director’s honest dialogue and empathetic perspective are even more valuable.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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Military families, whose stability should be a national priority, are left instead navigating economic turbulence born out of reckless policymaking.—
Michael B Smith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ironically, too, for the first offseason in well over a decade, the organization’s actual self-interest and penchant for reckless, all-in swings in pursuit of immediate gratification are actually aligned.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Research shows that suicide tends to be a fairly impulsive act during short-term crises.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Children diagnosed with the condition are more likely to have impulsive behavior, and chemotherapy can stunt brain development, Humenik said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror Horror that’s really about trauma is now the norm, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this film’s treatment of mental health.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Larkin Poe shines, with and without Elvis Costello Being young and brash can have its benefits, as both Larkin Poe and Elvis Costello know from experience.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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After a few years of building a fan base with its brash, innovative style (the USFL featured choreographed touchdown celebrations by players and instant replay both before the NFL did), the league seemed poised for success.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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She was officially charged with a DUI and DWI, 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.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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However, in almost one-third of states, including California and New York, annually spending more than 7% of an endowment’s fair market value, measured by a three-year average, is presumed to be imprudent.—
Ellen P. Aprill,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2025
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Do not make the mistake of being too overconfident about your new business.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Balance enthusiasm with professionalism by showing energy without appearing desperate or overconfident.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Postponing feels impossible and going ahead feels foolhardy.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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At that point, $2,500 for a couple’s night out with theater, drinks and dinner might look pretty foolhardy.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Hotheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotheaded. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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