as in impulsive
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
that was too rash a move, for now I've lost my bishop and probably the whole chess game
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Recent Examples of rash
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
Botts says symptoms are two to eight hours delayed after exposure, and can include hives or rash, nausea, stomach pain, cough, shortness of breath and swelling of the lips, tongue, throat, or eyelids.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Monitor the bite and watch for a bull’s-eye rash and other symptoms of Lyme disease or take a preventative dose of antibiotics?
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
Growing up spending lots of time in Australia, rash guards (aka rashis) were part of the uniform.
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Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
Botts says symptoms are two to eight hours delayed after exposure, and can include hives or rash, nausea, stomach pain, cough, shortness of breath and swelling of the lips, tongue, throat, or eyelids.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Noun
Lyme disease, America's most common, affects half a million annually, presenting with symptoms like a bull's-eye rash, treatable with doxycycline.
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Monitor the bite and watch for a bull’s-eye rash and other symptoms of Lyme disease or take a preventative dose of antibiotics?
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rash
Adjective
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Seems impulsive … Carter wants to be a cop?
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So buying Chanel’s $72 skin tint was not an impulsive decision.
Noun
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Post-pandemic issues like business exodus, homelessness, crime, and litter plague North American cities.
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Why did the plague kill so many children?
Adjective
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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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But Dr Hon Pak, Samsung’s Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Health Team, feels that model is increasingly inadequate for a world grappling with ageing populations, rising healthcare costs and an epidemic of chronic disease.
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For example, when the avian flu epidemic hit a few years ago, Koetz said Purdue University Extension educators would issue updates on the epidemic with guidance, including keeping ducks and chickens separated.
Adjective
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From a fatal weekend crash on the I-184 Connector to a sudden summer cooldown, here’s a roundup of top stories the Idaho Statesman has published this week.
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The blockbuster rulings that dominate the news cycle each June are not sudden flashes of judicial willpower.
Noun
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Ma, Shen, and Xie’s proof has already generated a spate of further progress.
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This past Juneteenth weekend saw a spate of shooting incidents that underscored a disturbing trend.
Adjective
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Catastrophizing, making rash decisions and hasty cuts and failing to see the situation clearly just exacerbate the issue.
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There is no rush to do anything hasty to align with Pastrnak’s superstar segment.
Noun
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The senator knelt at the edge of the water to warn a raft of seven ducks about an impending threat in their midst.
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The tie-up was announced as Qualcomm unveiled a raft of products aimed at capturing a slice of the runaway spending on AI computing.
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“Rash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rash. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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