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Recent Examples of headfirst
At one point, Ruka bolted ahead of our girl-team trio to bound headfirst into a small lagoon filled with a bloated whale carcass.
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The Editors, Outside, 26 Aug. 2025
More Michael Reaves/Getty Images Alvarez injured the UCL in his right thumb Sunday while sliding headfirst into second base against the Seattle Mariners.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The first units that arrived found the man wedged headfirst in the middle portion of the slide.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The pair dove into the idea headfirst, testing different products and figuring out cook times and other factors.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, Outside, 26 Aug. 2025
More Michael Reaves/Getty Images Alvarez injured the UCL in his right thumb Sunday while sliding headfirst into second base against the Seattle Mariners.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The first units that arrived found the man wedged headfirst in the middle portion of the slide.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The pair dove into the idea headfirst, testing different products and figuring out cook times and other factors.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headfirst
Adverb
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The organizations that thrive won't be those that avoid AI nor those that adopt it recklessly.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But there’s a tendency to do things impulsively, too quickly, without planning.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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His nemesis, who impulsively decides to run against him, is the town’s sheriff, Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix), who is skeptical of masking.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those ideals are running headlong into worker grievances over pay and pensions that were sacrificed last decade in long-term contracts that brought years of labor peace.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
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Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Book influencers and everyday readers lined up hurriedly to take photos with Aster and get their manuscripts signed.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the car that brought them to the shelter proceeds to drive away, Taylor and Travis can be seen hurriedly attempting to follow the vehicle.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Last week’s leader, Learned the Hard Way by Jordan Davis, falls precipitously on the Official Country Artists Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Florida, along with California and Texas, is particularly vulnerable to worsening natural disasters fueled by climate change, and the cost to insure a home has risen precipitously as a result.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Headfirst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headfirst. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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