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Recent Examples of half-cocked
The way reason permeated the front offices has bled onto the field, and the players are more reasonable, more rational and not likely to go off half-cocked.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-cocked
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Before the vote, residents' comments were almost entirely favorable, with the rare dissenter sounding half-baked, seemingly giving blame to Warshay for invasive weeds in her yard.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
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Certain lines rely on overly clunky allusions, half-baked metaphors, or both.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
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Obvious identifiers like a street name, alma mater or other information that may be readily available online are ill-advised, experts say.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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However, his first takedown attempt of the round was ill-advised as Covington shot while close to the fence.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Interviews with team leads are important to gain clarity into the business needs that are currently being accommodated through unauthorized tool adoption.Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Federal rules require banks to reimburse customers for unauthorized payments, for instance if their accounts were hacked.Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Just as quickly as this spontaneous embrace of mother and son began, Leo had had enough and darted back inside.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Watching Marty create characters that lived both in reality and also only his head, was a masterclass in spontaneous creation.Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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In other words, the best answer is the one that comes straight from our heart and reflects our honest, intuitive, and instinctive views on their questions.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The famed star never had a career plan, preferring to be more instinctive instead.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Half-cocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-cocked. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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