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I was now going headlong into the world of bushcraft and survivalism.

Edmond Freeman recruited journalists from across the country, encouraged in-depth reporting, and pushed the paper headlong into several controversial topics.

“We like to say we only catch the stupid bats,” she told me — the ones that fly headlong into this obvious trap and don’t immediately bite their way out afterward.

For the vast majority of Americans, though, life after the pandemic seemed to be a headlong rush to normalcy.

With that information in hand, the headlong race toward a vaccine began.

In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.

In the first chapter, rebellious Holly Sykes runs away from home and headlong into the melancholy perils of first love.

Ultra-rich people who launch a headlong retreat from political affairs will not be immune.

But this headlong rush towards legalization makes him a little uneasy, too.

But the headlong rush to drill has caused a number of social and environmental consequences that are just too startling to ignore.

Nearly all the mutineers swung round and galloped headlong for the landward boundary of the paddy field.

And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down, headlong.

He did not stop until he dashed headlong into a thicket, far away to the right of their line of march.

A man throws up his arms and tumbles headlong, but those that live dash on.

Our prisoner's was perhaps the most startling name which could have been pronounced among those high-blooded and headlong men.

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On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to headlong, such as: breakneck, hurried, sudden, abrupt, brash, and daredevil.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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