as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
the sight of swimmers exiting the water precipitously when some joker shouted "Shark!"
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Recent Examples of precipitously
His favorability among New Yorkers has fallen precipitously since being criminally indicted on federal corruption charges.
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Erin Doherty, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
This correlates to declining fertility rates which have fallen precipitously in recent years — the UK just reported its lowest on record.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Even the most popular franchises, like NCIS and Law & Order, have seen ratings drop precipitously from a decade ago—and even more from the 2000s, when Kimmel’s show debuted.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Florida, along with California and Texas, is particularly vulnerable to worsening natural disasters fueled by climate change, and the cost to insure a home has risen precipitously as a result.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Florida, along with California and Texas, is particularly vulnerable to worsening natural disasters fueled by climate change, and the cost to insure a home has risen precipitously as a result.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Telsa sales have fallen precipitously in Europe after Musk aligned with a far-right political party in German.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Public health and addiction experts continue to study why overdoses are falling so precipitously.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
The chain also saw its stock plummet precipitously.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Erin Doherty, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
This correlates to declining fertility rates which have fallen precipitously in recent years — the UK just reported its lowest on record.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Even the most popular franchises, like NCIS and Law & Order, have seen ratings drop precipitously from a decade ago—and even more from the 2000s, when Kimmel’s show debuted.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Florida, along with California and Texas, is particularly vulnerable to worsening natural disasters fueled by climate change, and the cost to insure a home has risen precipitously as a result.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Florida, along with California and Texas, is particularly vulnerable to worsening natural disasters fueled by climate change, and the cost to insure a home has risen precipitously as a result.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Telsa sales have fallen precipitously in Europe after Musk aligned with a far-right political party in German.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Public health and addiction experts continue to study why overdoses are falling so precipitously.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
The chain also saw its stock plummet precipitously.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitously
Adverb
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Still, inmates were hastily transferred to other facilities.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though Disney initially stayed on the sidelines as sportsbooks and broadcasters hastily paired up, PointsBet locked in NBC, William Hill walled off CBS, the Stars Group partnered with Fox and Penn National experimented with Barstool.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But as rumors swirled that the gang was on its way to launch another assault, merchants in the market could be seen hurriedly packing their goods.—
Ychmuth Corneille,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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Book influencers and everyday readers lined up hurriedly to take photos with Aster and get their manuscripts signed.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Ed is left alone on the farm after impulsively killing that brother (whose actual death might have been accidental) for breaking up the family unit and, the next year, losing Augusta to complications from a stroke.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Despite all that’s at stake, the project came together impulsively.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Precipitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitously. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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