as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
heedless drivers who back out of parking spaces without looking
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Recent Examples of heedless
Even a limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan would kill tens of millions worldwide and cause global famine—but how can the U.S. argue for other nations to disarm while burnishing its own nuclear sword in such a heedless fashion?
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The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Crypto was invented at the height of the Great Recession as a decentralized alternative to the traditional financial system—a place explicitly beyond the purview of big banks and heedless regulators.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Questions about reproductive health are being decided in a judicial and political atmosphere tinged with Trumpism: unrestrained and heedless of compassion.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
These early moments of flickering possibility are conjured well, and a sharp contrast is established between Thomas’ heedless self-belief and the shrewd pragmatism of his brother, the town’s mayor.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
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The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Crypto was invented at the height of the Great Recession as a decentralized alternative to the traditional financial system—a place explicitly beyond the purview of big banks and heedless regulators.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Questions about reproductive health are being decided in a judicial and political atmosphere tinged with Trumpism: unrestrained and heedless of compassion.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
These early moments of flickering possibility are conjured well, and a sharp contrast is established between Thomas’ heedless self-belief and the shrewd pragmatism of his brother, the town’s mayor.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
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The female driver, whose name has not been released, was charged with careless driving causing injury, according to WPBF and WFOR-TV.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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If companies are careless, AI will replicate the same biases as human decision-making.Dr. Vic Baker, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Nuclear warheads are especially unsafe when they are located at Russia’s rail transfer points.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Articles about supposedly unsafe robotaxis from journalists and bloggers seem to be a thing of the past, at least for now.Richard Bishop, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Coy was found guilty by a jury on all three counts: murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault.Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Besides murder, the jury also found Coy guilty of felonious assault and reckless homicide.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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