as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
I rashly agreed to babysit for the Franklin family, completely forgetting that the last time had been torture
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Recent Examples of rashly
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?
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Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Both teachers’ absences — and the district’s handling of the fallout — have sparked a months-long uproar, with parents alleging the district acted rashly and with little transparency.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Both teachers’ absences — and the district’s handling of the fallout — have sparked a months-long uproar, with parents alleging the district acted rashly and with little transparency.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rashly
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Local media reported the bodies were transported in a government vehicle by unidentified individuals and buried hastily, with some gravediggers later alerting police.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The gate also has several holes and breaches that have been hastily repaired.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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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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In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Rashly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rashly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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