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
These days, though, most poker players are not heedless, risk-seeking gamblers.
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Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 July 2024
Yes, in the heedless world of teenage rebellion, that total miscreant has worked up the nerve to join the mining protest movement.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
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?
—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
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Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 July 2024
Yes, in the heedless world of teenage rebellion, that total miscreant has worked up the nerve to join the mining protest movement.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
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?
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
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Their rounded faces, their piercings and makeup, their lateness and absences and profuse, careless apologies—their vulnerability was almost intolerable.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Michigan fire statistics The leading cause of fire deaths in 2024 through early December are careless smoking (46%), followed by heating (16%) and explosion (16%), a report by Michigan Fire Inspectors Society said.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Psychologically safe teams exceeded targets by 17%, while unsafe teams underperformed.Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Others could turn to a potentially unsafe method of mixing vials themselves.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and several second degree counts for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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