as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle
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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
the air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains
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Recent Examples of precipitate
Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
Those updates references – and the series of chases, Rube Goldberg mechanisms, and bits of derring-do they all precipitate – also allowed the filmmaking to push their formal boundaries.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 June 2023
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
Could that aforementioned depth precipitate more 4-3 looks this year?
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Her dances certainly precipitate transformative, or destructive, experiences that drive character development forward.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
An additional factor that has been increasingly in the mix is that old and deteriorating dam infrastructure can fail amidst excessive rainfall events and precipitate catastrophic flooding.
—Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
Those updates references – and the series of chases, Rube Goldberg mechanisms, and bits of derring-do they all precipitate – also allowed the filmmaking to push their formal boundaries.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 June 2023
Noun
The actor John Maria Gutierrez, even when disguised as a white businessman in a full-face mask, turns precipitate falls into rolls and handstands; the elegant Marcus McGregor, who danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Feld Ballet, demonstrates the cautious poise of a fawn.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
Could that aforementioned depth precipitate more 4-3 looks this year?
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
Verb
When boiling water, the heat causes those minerals to precipitate into a white, chalky deposit inside the kettle known as limescale buildup.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Her dances certainly precipitate transformative, or destructive, experiences that drive character development forward.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitate
Adjective
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By contrast, Spencer crossing the ocean in the space of an hour feels downright hurried.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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Photography by Christopher Lee Every morning taquerias throughout San Antonio fill with construction workers, nurses in scrubs, college students, and hurried families, all finding salvation in an iconic staple: the breakfast taco.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That goal against came as a direct result of Pontus Holmberg badly losing a puck battle in the defensive zone, too.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Accepting the results with a composed yet sobering tone, Shyne acknowledged the democracy.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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In calmer areas areas, particularly where there is lots of sediment suspended in the water (such as within the Humber estuary and parts of the Wash), there may be potential for contaminants to adhere to fine particles in suspension and subsequently sink to the seabed.—
Lauren Lowman,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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This sediment is why most large rivers look brown most of the time (see photo below).—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Two exceptions to the mild weather early in the week will be a stretch of the South along the Gulf Coast where showers are expected Sunday into Monday, and northern New England states predicted to get a mix of snow and rain around that same time, the weather service said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Three minutes after that, the rocket's self-destruct system triggered an explosion that broke the Starship apart, producing a spectacular shower of flaming debris that rained down along the flight path.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The letter also asked Carlos Pino to take care of their father, Carlos said during his deposition.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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This process is repeated many times in a series of etching, doping, and deposition steps to create up to one hundred layers; the patterns in those layers end up defining the circuitry of a computer chip.—
Jayson Stewart,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Instead, investors have poured money into traditional safe havens like government bonds and gold.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Bushmills Girls will be giving out Irish whiskey shots and Guinness Guys will be pouring the pints.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Measles can cause high fever, rash, swollen salivary glands and complications including brain swelling, deafness and pneumonia, which affects 1 of every 20 children sick with measles and is the most common cause of death from measles in kids, according to the CDC.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Other than grabbing sunscreen, rash guard and a snack, her day’s work involved inspecting various coral reefs and diving down sixty feet to the ocean floor.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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