as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle
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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
the air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains
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