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as in crazily
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as in unwisely
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Recent Examples of foolishly
Some players are foolishly not rated.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
So, Blue Owl foolishly shut down that method of redemption.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Carradine plays Lewis as an outcast who’s completely aware of the way others perceive and reject him, yet chooses to be relentlessly, willfully, almost foolishly optimistic.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Beyond the smell is the regrettable truth that a spring and summer of actually going out on the river is highly unlikely, if not foolishly risky.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
This game was over early in the second quarter when Alabama, trailing 3-0, foolishly attempted to convert a fourth and one from their 34-yard line.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Forget any sanctimonious spewing sermon about pro sports foolishly believing these types of things would not happen.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
The Raiders once famously (and foolishly) took a victory lap around GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium after defeating the Chiefs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
So, Blue Owl foolishly shut down that method of redemption.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Carradine plays Lewis as an outcast who’s completely aware of the way others perceive and reject him, yet chooses to be relentlessly, willfully, almost foolishly optimistic.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Beyond the smell is the regrettable truth that a spring and summer of actually going out on the river is highly unlikely, if not foolishly risky.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
This game was over early in the second quarter when Alabama, trailing 3-0, foolishly attempted to convert a fourth and one from their 34-yard line.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Forget any sanctimonious spewing sermon about pro sports foolishly believing these types of things would not happen.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
The Raiders once famously (and foolishly) took a victory lap around GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium after defeating the Chiefs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foolishly
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Thanks to a crazily unlikely accident, the researchers had witnessed a sperm-whale birth and had managed to videotape the entire event.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Tom unwisely selects a female Jimmy nicknamed Jimmima (Emma Laird) as his opponent and is promptly and methodically disarmed as painfully as possible.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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Police allege the suspect then recklessly stabbed backward numerous times, striking the victim in the leg, according to Jaques.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jones earlier pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety in the June 26 shooting that killed Corder.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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Issues such as menopause and perimenopause, endometriosis and Alzheimer’s disease — conditions that exclusively or disproportionately affect women — remain inadequately studied.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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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?—
Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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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
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This leaves due diligence up to mostly voluntary investigation process, leaving environmental and human rights risks upstream insufficiently monitored.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the regional level, Rodríguez argued that Latin America remains fragmented and insufficiently integrated, calling for closer cooperation in trade, infrastructure and finance.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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My friend’s Korean ramen, kicked up with kimchi and togarashi, was also insanely delicious.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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So while much has been made about the Dolphins’ insanely high dead money cap charges in 2026, the other key part of the story is that Sullivan and Brandon Shore, the team’s senior vice president/football and business administration, have left the team in a very good cap position in 2027 and beyond.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Although their destroyer was somewhat imprudently named HMS Brazen.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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If securitization bonds are issued, funds collected from customers to repay those bonds are refunded if the commission determines the utility acted imprudently and disallows cost recovery.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Foolishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foolishly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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