as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
I rashly agreed to babysit for the Franklin family, completely forgetting that the last time had been torture
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Recent Examples of rashly
Or, will he be inclined to rashly respond similarly to former Customs and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?
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Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
With Mercury going retrograde in this part of the sky on February 26, just don’t sign anything too rashly or hastily, because the potential for errors and misunderstandings is high right now.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Both teachers’ absences — and the district’s handling of the fallout — have sparked a months-long uproar, with parents alleging the district acted rashly and with little transparency.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
With Mercury going retrograde in this part of the sky on February 26, just don’t sign anything too rashly or hastily, because the potential for errors and misunderstandings is high right now.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Both teachers’ absences — and the district’s handling of the fallout — have sparked a months-long uproar, with parents alleging the district acted rashly and with little transparency.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rashly
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Budapest has hosted several annual iterations of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and another was hastily rescheduled this year to fall in March, just before Hungary's elections.—
MATTHEW LEE,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Back in November, the organization’s two Arizona chapters hastily organized food and formula drives to combat heightened food insecurity caused by SNAP Benefit cuts during the government shutdown.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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But once the suggestion was made, Vic, Bernie, and Don hurriedly made two of them by fastening rags around the end of poles, soaking them with gas, and lighting them.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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The legislature hurriedly endorsed the sale during a special session in 2024, adopting enabling legislation required to to allow an unregulated, nonprofit company to buy a regulated water utility.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Our next step is to understand how cells controlling hesitation interact with drugs treating ADHD and OCD, conditions where patients can respond impulsively during volatile or uncertain situations.—
Eric Yttri,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Make Impulse Purchases People with organized homes are mindful not to buy things impulsively, explains Kristen Ziegler, the founder of Minima in Richmond, Virginia.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Rashly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rashly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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