as in hustle
excited and often showy or disorderly speed
I fear that I may have acted with some precipitation on this matter, so I would like to reconsider
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Recent Examples of precipitation
Low chances of precipitation continue through Friday night, according to NWS.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Above normal temperatures and precipitation are expected across Middle Tennessee throughout the remainder of the month.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with a chance of precipitation continuing into the evening.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
Elsewhere, Barry’s expected to drop 3 to 6 inches of precipitation.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Above normal temperatures and precipitation are expected across Middle Tennessee throughout the remainder of the month.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with a chance of precipitation continuing into the evening.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
Elsewhere, Barry’s expected to drop 3 to 6 inches of precipitation.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitation
hustle
Noun
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The city’s once iconic hustle is soon to be suffocated by a dangerous ideology prioritizing government control over opportunity.—
Mike Dunleavy,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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After entering the game 0 for 8 in the series and looking visibly frustrated in the process, Crow-Armstrong snapped out of his mini slump by going 3 for 4 with a pair of home runs, a trio of runs batted in and a hustle double for good measure.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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“Precipitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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