as in impulsive
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
that was too rash a move, for now I've lost my bishop and probably the whole chess game
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Recent Examples of rash
Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
But his actions were more likely based on the years of training and experience that make a good enforcement officer cautious rather than rash.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
What Actually Helps Shingles There’s no cure, but antivirals taken within 72 hours of the rash appearing can shorten the infection and reduce the chance of complications.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Ashtray makes the rash decision to stick a knife in Custer's neck — and all hell breaks loose.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
But his actions were more likely based on the years of training and experience that make a good enforcement officer cautious rather than rash.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
Everything to Know About Shingles Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
What Actually Helps Shingles There’s no cure, but antivirals taken within 72 hours of the rash appearing can shorten the infection and reduce the chance of complications.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rash
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Meanwhile, today Uranus enters a part of your chart to stay for six years, encouraging impulsive vacations, surprising romance and unexpected children.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Flinging himself onto Berry Gordy (Larenz Tate) for a hug, the kid’s impulsive need for affection is a gut punch.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hevia said the issues plague fire stations across the city.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Another kind of typhus, carried by lice and caused by the bacteria Rickettsia prowazekii, produced historic plagues that devastated populations during times of war, famine and poverty, the National Institutes for Health said.—
Don Sweeney
April 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Expect efficient service without feeling hurried.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even the climactic revelations, including the confrontation with the story's big bad, feel hurried.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Douglas Hiatt, a longtime Seattle marijuana defense attorney, recalled the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s, when police regularly raided grow operations designed to support patients.—
Gene Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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When the drug haze occasionally lifts, Susie follows the bizarre serial killings of homeless opioid addicts in Los Angeles and fights with her father, attorney for Dick Sickler, whose pharmaceutical firm is largely responsible for the nation’s drug epidemic.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Early in his baseball career, Kaneland pitcher Jack Frey came to a sudden realization.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The turmoil has included the sudden resignation of then-Supt.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The killings are among a spate of attacks on Palestinian schools or schoolchildren in the West Bank in recent days, which have seen a school building razed to the ground and, in a separate incident, settlers putting up razor wire to block children as young as five from getting to school.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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There's a spate of dedicated builders like Space Engineers and Oxygen Not Included, and base building has also been cropping up in larger RPGs like No Man’s Sky and Starfield.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After the flirtation and its consummation, David beats a hasty (and unsurprising) retreat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Offscreen tragedy, including the deaths of key executive producer Kevin Turen and actor Angus Cloud, who played the affable drug dealer Fezco, and reports of long shooting times and hasty rewrites made the prospect of a third season seem up in the air for years.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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More sanctions on Russia The EU has also been trying since February to push through a new raft of sanctions against Russia to undermine its war effort, but Hungary and Slovakia were also blocking those measures over the oil feud.—
Karel Janicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those concerns were among a raft of complaints aired by Grayner in the claim.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Rash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rash. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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