as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
an overhasty reading of the recipe resulted in the omission of a critical ingredient
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Then in the final seconds of the period, Merrimack turned the puck over in their own zone but Jack Galanek could not stuff his hurried shot home.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Pre-existing structures, supported by documentation and commercial logic, carry far more weight than hurried adjustments made after funds are already exposed.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The discombobulation of college athletics contributed to their hasty exits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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That got a little harder when USC canceled a debate set for Tuesday night and hasty plans for a replacement debate fell apart.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Players admit emotions can get the best of them, leading to impulsive challenges that cost their team later in the game.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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His impulsive decision-making and lack of a strategy for exiting the Iran war are also ingredients for hardship and disaster.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Little emphasized the need to ease property taxes in a letter accompanying his signature but criticized Moyle’s approach as rushed and overly complex.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 Steady, thoughtful sentences are your friend — skip the rushed word vomit!—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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However, before any other officers could arrive on the scene, Pete made the rash decision to cover up Kay’s involvement by shooting the serial killer’s body a couple more times.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms of measles include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Theodore Cartner, 76, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after the Saturday evening incident.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The law must be strengthened further to ensure that, in the future, gross negligence, reckless storage of remains and even improper co-mingling of remains can be criminally charged from the onset, and carry real sentences with the potential for actual jail time.—
Vaughan Bagley,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Last season, the Royals’ original rotation combined to make 116 starts, a precipitous drop.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The country saw a precipitous drop in growth last year, owing in part to an attempt to curb inflation via high interest rates deemed excessive by some experts—though other analysts have attributed this decline to a decrease in Moscow’s oil revenues.—
Olivier Kempf,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The sudden rise of Tyler Ballgame from the Eagle Rock scene is something Perry seems to feel some ambivalence about.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Overhasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhasty. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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