as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
several council members objected to the hastiness with which the proposal was brought to a vote
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Noun
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Booth glamorizes the hustle, but Lincoln lived the dangers.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025 -
But remember, not all opportunities are worth the hustle.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many of the people who were fired were already reinstated, and every decision has been made with haste and justified with misinformation.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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From a single egg eaten in haste to opulent meals shared freely, Reichert charts her family’s passage through brutality and antisemitism toward a greater understanding of the past.—
Norman Weinstein,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With three Oilers hustling to get back to defend the rush after Couturier forced a neutral-zone turnover, Michkov feathered a backhand to the front of the net through a maze of sticks to Tippett, who chipped it in.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the rush to build new homes after World War II, suburban developments and highways and school systems powered the post-war economic revival.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Hastiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastiness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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