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Recent Examples of dicey
Consulting firms face an even dicier future, as the Bain and Mintz raids underscore.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
But the more far-reaching goals of some demonstrators put the movement in dicier territory.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Tagging a right tackle is a dicier proposition given the tender basically grants left tackle money.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
This is where things get even dicier, especially since the content focused on science topics like vaccines and climate change that are subject to a lot of misinformation campaigns online.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 June 2023
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
But the more far-reaching goals of some demonstrators put the movement in dicier territory.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Tagging a right tackle is a dicier proposition given the tender basically grants left tackle money.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
This is where things get even dicier, especially since the content focused on science topics like vaccines and climate change that are subject to a lot of misinformation campaigns online.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicey
Adjective
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After the first round of tariffs earlier this month, China’s retaliatory measures included raising duties on certain U.S. energy imports and putting two U.S. companies on an unreliable entities list that could restrict their ability to do business in the Asian country.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The challenge is that the hands-on nature of these tasks can lead to unreported problems and unreliable data, exacerbating costly inefficiencies.—
Jairam Ranganathan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The core advice from everyone is the same: don’t click on unsolicited links from strangers or untrustworthy sources.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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In one of his final acts before leaving office, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain put Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez on an official list of law enforcement officers deemed untrustworthy.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But while the stock market is often a fickle friend, as are commodities such as oil and natural gas, wheat and corn, part of what was so shocking in 2022 was the simultaneous slump in government and corporate bonds, which proved as undependable as stocks.—
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CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Food, water and other resources would have to be shipped from home, at distances that make the supply frighteningly undependable.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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These are professionals at work here, and yet the staging of virtually every kinetic showstopper feels haphazard at best.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is evident in the models styled in suits without shirts or asymmetrical fur elements that feel both haphazard and intentionally crafted.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the early 20th century, physicists wanted to study Brownian motion, the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hollywood is banking on this year’s quartet of comic book offerings to revive the hit-or-miss superhero genre.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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But even with all that pomp and circumstance, Super Bowl halftime has often been a hit-or-miss event.—
Bloomberg News,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicey. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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