as in impetuously
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Recent Examples of impulsively
In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Beyond prison time, authorities warn of the lasting impact of a felony conviction, particularly for teenagers and young adults who may act impulsively online without understanding the consequences.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
Our next step is to understand how cells controlling hesitation interact with drugs treating ADHD and OCD, conditions where patients can respond impulsively during volatile or uncertain situations.
—Eric Yttri, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Make Impulse Purchases People with organized homes are mindful not to buy things impulsively, explains Kristen Ziegler, the founder of Minima in Richmond, Virginia.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
And then impulsively ordered the dates off their food menu.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
The shadow side of this Full Moon is tying your worth too tightly to external validation or spending impulsively to prove a point.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
Johnson, whose impulsively thoughtful way with dialogue is one of the delights of recent cinema, invigorates the movie with her mercurial energy.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Beyond prison time, authorities warn of the lasting impact of a felony conviction, particularly for teenagers and young adults who may act impulsively online without understanding the consequences.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2026
Our next step is to understand how cells controlling hesitation interact with drugs treating ADHD and OCD, conditions where patients can respond impulsively during volatile or uncertain situations.
—Eric Yttri, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Make Impulse Purchases People with organized homes are mindful not to buy things impulsively, explains Kristen Ziegler, the founder of Minima in Richmond, Virginia.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
And then impulsively ordered the dates off their food menu.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
The shadow side of this Full Moon is tying your worth too tightly to external validation or spending impulsively to prove a point.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
Johnson, whose impulsively thoughtful way with dialogue is one of the delights of recent cinema, invigorates the movie with her mercurial energy.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsively
Adverb
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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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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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
Adverb
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Local media reported that unidentified people brought the bodies from elsewhere in a vehicle belonging to the government and hurriedly buried them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Set Rules For Micro-Interventions Of course, even a strategy like this, with ample scientific support, can backfire if it’s implemented thoughtlessly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Impulsively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsively. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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