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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Recent Examples of precipitation
Scattered locations, including some precipitation gauges near the Desert Botanical Garden in the East Valley and in Glendale, received between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain.
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
September's outlook provided by the Climate Prediction Center shows Central Indiana has equal chances for below, above, or near normal temperatures and precipitation this month.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Looking further out, the NWS Climate Prediction Center anticipates above-average precipitation for much of Alaska between September 8 and 14.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Without large reservoirs in which to store water, those states’ water supply is reliant on snowpack and precipitation, which can vary widely year to year.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
September's outlook provided by the Climate Prediction Center shows Central Indiana has equal chances for below, above, or near normal temperatures and precipitation this month.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Looking further out, the NWS Climate Prediction Center anticipates above-average precipitation for much of Alaska between September 8 and 14.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Without large reservoirs in which to store water, those states’ water supply is reliant on snowpack and precipitation, which can vary widely year to year.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitation
hustle
Noun
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Patrick Mahomes’ hustle play made for the turning point of the game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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While that hustle is often celebrated, the reality is brutal, since bureaucracy, regulation and legal liability are exhausting and time-consuming.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Precipitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitation. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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