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as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
Or: Joints laced with opioids are analogous to politicians laced with medical ignorance.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
Because so many celebrities presume to lecture us on behavior and politics, the game’s display of ignorance on both the professional and civilian side is stunning.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
Dramatic irony — that pressure gradient of ignorance and knowledge that can be so pleasurable in fiction and so distressing in real life — is not just a theme of Recognizing the Stranger.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
Because so many celebrities presume to lecture us on behavior and politics, the game’s display of ignorance on both the professional and civilian side is stunning.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
Dramatic irony — that pressure gradient of ignorance and knowledge that can be so pleasurable in fiction and so distressing in real life — is not just a theme of Recognizing the Stranger.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ignorance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
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Women and minority groups, including Black and Hispanic populations, have disproportionately higher rates of financial illiteracy compared to their male and white or Asian counterparts.Monique Johnson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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But social media and polarized politics are exposing it at industrial scale, fueled by a poisonous cocktail of bad actors, media illiteracy and plummeting trust in traditional news.Zachary Basu, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
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Currently, Paxton, who has maintained his innocence while not publicly commenting on the allegations against him, is scheduled to be deposed in Austin on Feb. 1.Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Giuliani has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and maintained his innocence, continuing to falsely claim there was fraud.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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That may not be a huge sum of money in a county with an annual operating budget of nearly $5 billion, but it’s got to rank high in sheer stupidity or at least neglect.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
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But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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And now Duke expects its customers to pay of its foolishness?Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Then after Tyla won Best International Artist, Henson ran through the calendar to recap a year in foolishness.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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