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Recent Examples of impetuosity
Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.
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Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Meeting his current expedition partner, Børge Ousland, required another stroke of youthful impetuosity.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2017
His sacred vows didn’t stop Kelly from displaying the impetuosity that brands this city’s fans.
—Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 Apr. 2018
Regardless of whether fate led these men to board the train, Eastwood suggests that what drove them to act when faced with a crisis was their youthful impetuosity.
—Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 9 Feb. 2018
Not to give too much away, but Alice’s romantic impetuosity in her youth has fateful consequences that only a show as sentimentally over the top as this could happily resolve.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017
This president combines qualities of Shakespeare’s worst kings: the vanity of Lear, the impetuosity of Richard II, the maliciousness of Richard III.
—Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
But, then again, that’s the sort of recipe favored by Donald Trump, a president who acts with impetuosity and has little time for strategy.
—Matt Giles, Longreads, 31 July 2017
On Friday Ms. Damrau suggested the shakiness of Elvira’s psyche through manic body movements and nervous impetuosity, bravely folding her physical performance into her singing during crucial moments.
—Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2017
Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Meeting his current expedition partner, Børge Ousland, required another stroke of youthful impetuosity.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2017
His sacred vows didn’t stop Kelly from displaying the impetuosity that brands this city’s fans.
—Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 Apr. 2018
Regardless of whether fate led these men to board the train, Eastwood suggests that what drove them to act when faced with a crisis was their youthful impetuosity.
—Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 9 Feb. 2018
Not to give too much away, but Alice’s romantic impetuosity in her youth has fateful consequences that only a show as sentimentally over the top as this could happily resolve.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017
This president combines qualities of Shakespeare’s worst kings: the vanity of Lear, the impetuosity of Richard II, the maliciousness of Richard III.
—Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
But, then again, that’s the sort of recipe favored by Donald Trump, a president who acts with impetuosity and has little time for strategy.
—Matt Giles, Longreads, 31 July 2017
On Friday Ms. Damrau suggested the shakiness of Elvira’s psyche through manic body movements and nervous impetuosity, bravely folding her physical performance into her singing during crucial moments.
—Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetuosity
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Back when podcasting wasn’t co-opted by YouTube, the idea was that owning your own successful podcast insulates you from being completely beholden to the caprice of social-media algorithms.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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My rebellious nature, and my inclination for pointing out her caprices may have sharpened her disfavor.Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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The rapidity with which her end nears is approached with big feelings, but also lots of belly laughs through a score packed with wit and wisdom.David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Having to react simultaneously to the rapidity of change in the industry with the frustrations of a slow process.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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Kahane’s manner is, like his music, unpretentious, though shot through with dark humor and whimsy.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Fornasetti's artistry brings such a fun touch of whimsy to any home.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Vape shops have spread across the American retail landscape with a bizarre swiftness, seemingly unbeholden to the same vagaries of inflation, customer demand, and local real estate that bind every other kind of storefront small business in the country.Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 June 2023
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Third, repeaters should prove capable of swapping this data between nodes in a network in a predictable way and not one too subject to the vagaries of chance.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2023
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While those numbers are subject to change based on Trump’s whims, the former president would have broad power to impose steep new taxes on imports without congressional approval.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Everything getting in the way of Cesar’s big plans boils down to the ills of society: stagnant, corrupt forces in positions of power and the careless whims of the rich who benefit from these long-standing, impotent leaders.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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By a vote of six to three, the justices empowered cities to enforce laws prohibiting camping and vagrancy, dealing a blow to advocates who argue that the lack of affordable housing is driving a dramatic increase in the unhoused population.Ella Howard / Made by History, TIME, 10 July 2024
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Some neighbors who had initially been supportive of that leasing arrangement said that the situation deteriorated with time, as loitering men came to check on their girlfriends and other signs of vagrancy, littering and drug use escalated.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2024
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An old-school World War II drama, a quietly powerful Irish drama, a Christmas story and a fantasy anime arrive in movie theaters this week.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Death Becomes Her, the new musical adaptation of the 1992 comedy fantasy film, worked up some Broadway magic in its second week since beginning performances at the Lunt-Fontanne, grossing an impressive $1,073,018 for seven previews and filling 98% of the venue’s seats.Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Impetuosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetuosity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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