as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
I fear that I may have acted with some precipitation on this matter, so I would like to reconsider
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Recent Examples of precipitation
The Lower Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley are also drought-free with 30 to 90-day precipitation averaging above normal.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
March’s abnormally warm weather and lack of precipitation was largely the cause for the spring spike, Meyer said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
There is also a slight chance, about 10% to 15%, of precipitation on Saturday afternoon in the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
High temperature, precipitation, and evaporation rates likely contribute to relatively high metal exceedance in southern China, India, the Middle East, Central America, and Central Africa.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
March’s abnormally warm weather and lack of precipitation was largely the cause for the spring spike, Meyer said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
There is also a slight chance, about 10% to 15%, of precipitation on Saturday afternoon in the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
High temperature, precipitation, and evaporation rates likely contribute to relatively high metal exceedance in southern China, India, the Middle East, Central America, and Central Africa.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitation
hustle
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Rather, Lucy’s choice of John feels sneakily practical in its way—a reprieve from the hustle, the quest for materially remunerative love that only ever feels like work.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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The solution is a complete transition from hustle to alignment.—
Drew Gerber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Precipitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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