as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
several council members objected to the hastiness with which the proposal was brought to a vote
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Noun
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Keene matched career highs with 10 rebounds and three steals, making the behind-the-scenes hustle plays the Broncos needed to get back in the win column with a 66-56 victory over Nevada in Mountain West action at ExtraMile Arena.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Staying at Wildflower feels like being transported to an otherworldly, slower pace—far from the hustle and bustle of NYC.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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There are no good answers yet, though, and rushing with undue haste to Mars could result in shortcuts being taken that could greatly increase the risk of contaminating Mars with terrestrial microbes.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Then Samsung’s massive screens at the SAP Center (home of the hockey team San Jose Sharks) were alight with a video of phone components snapping into place and, finally, the back and front clicking into place with punchy haste, to emphasize one aspect of the phone: its thinness.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump himself said on Friday there was no rush in implementing his plan.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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The truth is, however, that the Maple Leafs aren’t an especially fast team and generate very little off of the rush overall.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Hastiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastiness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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