as in half-baked
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Recent Examples of half-cocked
And yet, all of a sudden, there was the commotion typical of when a manager walks into a room deep in a stadium as reporters rush to put their phones on the desk and stumble awkwardly, laptops half-cocked, back to their seats.
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James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-cocked
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And even Floria’s strenuous relationship with her children is barely an afterthought, with one scene that could conceivably serve as a pressure point offering little more than half-baked exposition.—
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While examples of government waste by California politicians and bureaucrats are legion, nothing beats HSR for wasting billions for a project that wasn’t even half-baked at inception.—
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The tariff is a blunt instrument that might be ill-advised because Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has a pretty strong mandate to play hardball.—
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Starbuck would be ill-advised to target e.l.f.’s diversity efforts, Amin said.—
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But earlier last week, Judge Moss had expressed skepticism that the students behind the lawsuit had standing to sue, since the extent to which they may have been harmed by any unauthorized access to their data remained unclear.—
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Change default passwords: Make sure to change the default passwords on all devices that control or access your network. Activate the firewall: This helps block unauthorized traffic and protects against potential threats.—
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There’s certainly a spirit of lively, spontaneous community in the film’s ensemble of screen newcomers, all cast from the region and fluent in its distinctive Henan dialect, who collectively contribute a vital air of careworn, lived-in human texture to proceedings.—
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Luna will also meet with electric Uranus in an exhilarating trine, shaking things up with a spontaneous trip or a philosophical conversation that sparks a new romantic connection.—
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As soon as the end credits begin to roll, Polly leaps from the couch and heads straight into their crate, signaling an instinctive understanding that the show's conclusion means bedtime.—
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Bowman checks the special teams box, and has the reputation as an instinctive safety, which is the most important thing the Bills look for at the position.—
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“Half-cocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-cocked. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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