as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
an overhasty reading of the recipe resulted in the omission of a critical ingredient
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Overhead, a pair of firefighting helicopters circled in constant, hurried laps between the lake and the burning hillsides.—
Wally Skalij,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025 -
He’s got quick crossover acceleration with a hurried stride that cranks its way up ice to give him good speed.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Mod, hasty and handsome, the KLR 650 works for riders who want to explore all terrains.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Saffo, 71, lived in a unit there with her husband, Cory, until a fire last year forced them to make a hasty exit.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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New York Jets League perception: This is seen as the toughest job because of an impulsive owner (Woody Johnson) and an unforgiving, relentless media market.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Like humans, dogs who have been neglected or who have had some other major disruptive change to their environment can show impulsive aggression.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sanchez, 27, made a rash decision to leave his goal line in the 68th minute, allowing Haaland to chip the ball over him into an empty net after getting the better of Trevoh Chalobah.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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So the general made a rash choice in his attempt to crack down on an underground cotton trade by ordering the expulsion of all Jews from his district.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Frank Santoro with the L.A. County district attorney’s office argued the probation department was making the necessary improvements and releasing youth inside would be reckless.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s become poised to the point of being unrecognizable from his Young Josh days as a gunslinging, sometimes reckless quarterback who sometimes took himself, his teammates and Bills fans on Sunday roller-coaster rides.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.06% — tech stocks like Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices and Micro Strategy had a rough day — but that’s still close to the flatline and not a precipitous drop.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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His many travails make the perfect fodder for National Geographic's riveting three-part documentary about Thompson's spectacular rise and precipitous fall: Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal, based on a 1998 book by Gary Kinder.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But, an approach solely focused on sudden movements could lead to so many false triggers, users would likely find the option more annoying than beneficial—and that’s where machine learning, a segment of AI focused on pattern recognition, comes into play.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The flaw, which affects vehicles made between February 2021 and October 2023, can cause sudden power loss, potentially leaving drivers stranded or unable to start their vehicles.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The issue is whether the briskly growing services sector and headlong AI-investment buildout can bolster aggregate growth rates in a way that doesn’t bring additional stress on the housing and goods-producing sectors.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2025
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Venu responded to the challenges of launching a new sports streamer with headlong momentum, landing former Apple exec Pete Distad to serve as CEO last March before setting a launch target and an opening subscription rate of $42.99 per month.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Overhasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhasty. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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