Thesaurus / dicey
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Just a few years ago, the economics of home solar—setting aside the climate benefits—were still dicey in the US.
HOW THE ROOFTOP SOLAR INDUSTRY IS CHANGING—AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR HOMEOWNERSTIM MCDONNELLJANUARY 24, 2021QUARTZIf even that is dicey, then say you’re recording everyone’s recollections, age notwithstanding.
CAROLYN HAX: OCTOGENARIAN MOM RESISTS RECORDING HER VOICE FOR POSTERITYCAROLYN HAXDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIt was dicier than it probably needed to be — Ohio State led 35-7 early in the second half -— but Ryan Day’s team earned the result it needed.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WINNERS AND LOSERS FOR WEEK 12: NORTHWESTERN ON TRACK FOR BIG TEN TITLE GAMEPATRICK STEVENSNOVEMBER 22, 2020WASHINGTON POSTEvery SaaS and cloud company crushed Q3, but Q4 is looking a bit more dicey.
IS THE GREAT 2020 TECH RALLY SLOWING?ALEX WILHELMOCTOBER 30, 2020TECHCRUNCHGood edge engagement is critical to skiing fast, navigating dicey conditions, and maintaining control.
6 EASY WAYS TO BE A BETTER SKIERHEATHER HANSMANOCTOBER 1, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEUsing a paid approach to work with influencers can be dicey for political campaigns as paying an influencer to talk about a political candidate can come across as inauthentic.
‘WILDLY UNDER-UTILIZED’: WHAT INFLUENCER MARKETING LOOKS LIKE FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONKRISTINA MONLLOSOCTOBER 1, 2020DIGIDAYThis was dicey enough, because many crypto fans are privacy-focused, and would rather such companies didn’t exist at all.
COINBASE WANTS TO REJECT POLITICS. IT SHOULD ALREADY KNOW HOW RISKY THAT IS.DZANEMORRISSEPTEMBER 30, 2020FORTUNETo pile on to the dicey tests-in-schools situation, the teacher’s union for the county’s biggest school district recently made a list of demands in order for its members to return to physical classrooms.
VOSD PODCAST: LAND USE POLICY TALK MAKES US ‘COMPLETE’NATE JOHNJULY 10, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOMr Dicey looked very grave and wise for a few seconds without answering.
FAST IN THE ICER.M. BALLANTYNEThe appearance of the sledge immediately after, with a shout and a cheer from Dicey and the men, explained the mystery.
FAST IN THE ICER.M. BALLANTYNEWORDS RELATED TO DICEY
- aberrant
- abnormal
- anomalous
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- dynamite
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- not a prayer
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- bundle of nerves
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- grouchy
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- wired up
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- clouded
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- suspect
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- touch-and-go
- touchy
- uncertain
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- uneasy
- unlikely
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsure
- up for grabs
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