as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat from the rapidly spreading fire
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as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher
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as in immediately
without delay
had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one
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Recent Examples of headlong
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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
Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Jack’s Brewing, Fremont This Fremont Hub brewery originally opened in 2000, and soon ran headlong into the lockdowns that shuttered the taproom.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
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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The question, analysts say, is whether those parameters will run headlong into one another.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Jack’s Brewing, Fremont This Fremont Hub brewery originally opened in 2000, and soon ran headlong into the lockdowns that shuttered the taproom.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlong
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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
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Macron has taken a leading role in Europe's push to keep Trump from cutting a hurried deal to end the Ukraine war that legitimizes Vladimir Putin and rewards the Russian invasion.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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The calls keep coming, and when Saxon – who proudly works with his dad – also starts getting calls, Tim decides to hastily reverse course and give White Lotus staffer Pam (Morgana O’Reilly) all the family’s phones and computers for a true digital detox.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Father-son spat The elder Kwek has alleged that his son and other members of the board breached corporate governance rules by hastily appointing two new directors outside of the typical nomination process.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune Asia,
3 Mar. 2025
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Neither official, however, is leaving politics immediately.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Having just released its last album in January 2024 and then immediately touring through late May, the new album comes just nine months after the band began writing it.—
Josh Chesler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ensure that all firmware and security updates are installed promptly to close potential security gaps.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman took them to a shelter where they were promptly named after the actor and his costar Keanu Reeves, according to The Baltimore Sun.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The United States under the chaotic, impulsive leadership of President Donald Trump is abandoning its longstanding alliances with fellow democracies in favor of, at best, strategic ambivalence.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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These are not the actions of a responsible superpower, but rather the impulsive demands of a declining hegemon that has lost its way.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Her fellow inmates are similarly situated, the whole scenario instantly recognizable.—
Sam Worley,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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With digital audits, manufacturers spot patterns instantly—like recurring defects from a specific shift or machine—and take immediate corrective action.—
Jerry Dolinsky,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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This is the Republican Party under Trump: shrugging off the well-being of Veterans while pushing reckless cuts.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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He was arrested on charges of disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, passing on the right, interfering with an officer and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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The oil and gas industry alone directly and indirectly supports 1.4 million Texas jobs.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Visit our website to send a message directly to your representatives.—
Haley Busch,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Headlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlong. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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