as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle
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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
the air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains
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Recent Examples of precipitate
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Some summertime seeding occurs in clouds that would not normally precipitate.
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Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
While the faithful typically congregate in St. Peter's Square daily during the conclave, the public signal that a pontiff has been chosen precipitates a surge of observers rushing to be among the first to see the new pope in person.
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Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Fear of a repeat invasion also led Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to send nuclear missiles to Cuba, precipitating the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 that nearly led to nuclear war.
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Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Adjective
These include the threat to Europe’s auto industry from China, made worse by the European Union’s precipitate race to force an EV new car monopoly by 2035.
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Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Some summertime seeding occurs in clouds that would not normally precipitate.
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Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
The new high-pressure acid leaching smelter will produce 66,000 tons of nickel in mixed hydroxide precipitate each year when completed, using nickel ore from Vale Indonesia’s mines.
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Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
While the faithful typically congregate in St. Peter's Square daily during the conclave, the public signal that a pontiff has been chosen precipitates a surge of observers rushing to be among the first to see the new pope in person.
—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
Verb
The 2002 crash, which was caught on camera and precipitated the Forest Service’s reckoning and its modern airworthiness program, was caused by unidentified wing cracking.
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Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Fear of a repeat invasion also led Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to send nuclear missiles to Cuba, precipitating the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 that nearly led to nuclear war.
—
Kevin A. Young,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitate
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But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space.
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Right now, decisions are being made in a hurried, contradictory fashion.
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As a result, the concept of animal rights was non-existent and people were free to treat animals like any other inanimate property.
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Whatever the reasons, the result is somewhat ironic.
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Over time, filters become less effective at removing sediment, impurities, and lingering tastes from your water supply.
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But recent studies have shown that erosion can also emit CO2 by oxidizing organic carbon contained in eroding sediments.
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Body parts and munitions rained down on.
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Once the English broke the dam, the boos now rain down on the pitch as the broadcast crews cut to commercial.
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Instead, Mahan and his wealthy Silicon Valley backers talked themselves into a rushed and premature campaign that was never remotely competitive.
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As immigration officers arrested her six weeks ago, through tears and a rushed goodbye, Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez had a request for her daughter.
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Pakistan has traditionally run large fiscal and external deficits, with a resultant rise in public debt.
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The vessel’s owner and master will assume full responsibility for any resultant damage, the PGSA said.
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Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination.
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According to a deposition transcript filed in the case, Ovitz showed up to testify at his attorney’s office in New York.
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Moist towels soothe necks, mist bottles spray short relief, hand fans flap in overdrive; motorized fans are held up to strangers at cafés, who have resorted to pouring water directly on their chests for cooling.
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When disposing of bleach and other cleaning products, never pour them down the sink.
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“Precipitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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