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Recent Examples of chancy
Lifelong recommendations based on studies of roughly 50 patients and for no longer than three months seem a bit chancy.
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WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018
The early concerts have had a biting, chancy energy.
—New York Times, 21 June 2018
In a curious twist, Gunderson takes the story in an extremely chancy direction during the show’s final minutes.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 14 Apr. 2018
George Washington's chancy nighttime retreat from Brooklyn to Manhattan was a kind of Colonial-era Dunkirk.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
In the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, Jeff Lucas watched a driver plow through the brown and turbulent waters in what had momentarily seemed to be a chancy undertaking.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2017
The point is that reporting on alleged facts that won’t take place for a decade or more in the future is chancy at best.
—Ed Wallace, star-telegram, 14 July 2017
Steve Jobs was making what was at the time an extraordinarily chancy wager.
—Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 23 June 2017
Over a driving funk vamp, he and Ronald Bruner work as a percussive unit; each note has heft and precision, but a chancy momentum too.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018
The early concerts have had a biting, chancy energy.
—New York Times, 21 June 2018
In a curious twist, Gunderson takes the story in an extremely chancy direction during the show’s final minutes.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 14 Apr. 2018
George Washington's chancy nighttime retreat from Brooklyn to Manhattan was a kind of Colonial-era Dunkirk.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
In the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, Jeff Lucas watched a driver plow through the brown and turbulent waters in what had momentarily seemed to be a chancy undertaking.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2017
The point is that reporting on alleged facts that won’t take place for a decade or more in the future is chancy at best.
—Ed Wallace, star-telegram, 14 July 2017
Steve Jobs was making what was at the time an extraordinarily chancy wager.
—Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 23 June 2017
Over a driving funk vamp, he and Ronald Bruner work as a percussive unit; each note has heft and precision, but a chancy momentum too.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chancy
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That four-game unbeaten run against Wolves, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton earlier this month was fortuitous.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The timing of the probe’s solar arrival will be fortuitous.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Efforts to reform the system that has shielded oil companies from liability have been haphazard.Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
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The entire ordeal was put together in a somewhat haphazard way that seemed consistent with her age and experience.Jessie Sage, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2024
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Scattering can also cause a random brightening/dimming of different areas of the spectrum, called scintillation, and somewhat analogous to the twinkling of stars caused by our atmosphere.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
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One random knock at the door in 2006 would lead to their house becoming part of television history.Gil Macias, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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DeGuerin showed Morales just how plausible an accidental shooting would be with this type of gun.Morgan Canty, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Rogers police officers testified at the trial that evidence showed the shooting was accidental, which is why a warrant for manslaughter was issued for the teen's arrest.Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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In hindsight, Thadeus is sure that there was an inadvertent flouting of etiquette on his part.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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This strikes me as an archetypal example of a change that is merely incidental to the actual level of spending, and that can’t be done with reconciliation.Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
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The country’s Supreme Court, in a report that was kept sealed but reported on by Politico, rubber-stamped the hacking as incidental to legitimate state operations.Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of injury, opening up a spot in the draw for British lucky loser Harriet Dart.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Served alongside a stack of still-warm corn tortillas, these tender meatballs were saucy, nutty, earthy, sweet, and unlike any meatball my palate had been lucky enough to experience before.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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Debt from unplanned borrowing can spiral out of control and add unnecessary stress and expense.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Planned and unplanned outages were expected to continue through at least Thursday.. City News Service contributed to this report.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Chancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chancy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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