as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
I fear that I may have acted with some precipitation on this matter, so I would like to reconsider
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Residents and water managers can access real-time information about reservoir levels, precipitation, groundwater conditions and more at the state’s California Water Watch portal.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Once the weekend hits, there should be a lot of sunshine and high temperatures in the low to mid-60s, with almost no chance of precipitation, according to the weather service.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
That requires either special centrifugation units or a combination of physical precipitation combined with centrifugation, and these are unit operations that are not commonly available in the refinery setting.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Forecasters noted that there’s a 50% to 85% of a quarter-inch or more of precipitation across the Sacramento Valley between Monday and Wednesday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Once the weekend hits, there should be a lot of sunshine and high temperatures in the low to mid-60s, with almost no chance of precipitation, according to the weather service.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
That requires either special centrifugation units or a combination of physical precipitation combined with centrifugation, and these are unit operations that are not commonly available in the refinery setting.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Forecasters noted that there’s a 50% to 85% of a quarter-inch or more of precipitation across the Sacramento Valley between Monday and Wednesday.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitation
hustle
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Reliever Luke Weaver walked the free-swinging Ceddanne Rafaela, gave up a hustle double to Nick Sogard, then surrendered the go-ahead two-run single to pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida that ultimately proved to be the deciding blow.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nick Sogard — he of just 96 regular-season at-bats this year — hit a hustle double, testing Aaron Judge’s arm and winning.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Precipitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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