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as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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Recent Examples of unsafe
Two pieces of chicken measured at unsafe temperatures.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
He has been told his idea is unsafe, unfair and a mockery of the real Olympics.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Appearing in court in downtown LA this afternoon on a criminal misdemeanor and one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, the 56-year-old Akemann soon afterwards walked out the door on a $15,000 bond.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2021, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, which administers Medicaid in western Colorado, suspended payments to Mind Springs for three months because of concerns about unsafe prescribing.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
He has been told his idea is unsafe, unfair and a mockery of the real Olympics.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
Appearing in court in downtown LA this afternoon on a criminal misdemeanor and one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, the 56-year-old Akemann soon afterwards walked out the door on a $15,000 bond.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2021, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, which administers Medicaid in western Colorado, suspended payments to Mind Springs for three months because of concerns about unsafe prescribing.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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Hamilton said that wind shear combined with an icy runway would make dangerous conditions for a flip.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Schools districts throughout Kentucky closed on Monday, citing flooded streets, dangerous travel conditions and power outages that impacted some 15,000 homes and businesses.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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These research projects, ongoing at UCF, could be among the research hit by the budget ax being wielded by careless hands — part of a nationwide strike against grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2025
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The program has faced consequences of careless actions even before that, said Benjamin Chevat, executive director at Citizens for Extension of the James Zadroga Act.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Even as the cause of Mr. Grant’s death remains unknown, advocates of prison safety say that the strikes are creating hazardous conditions for inmates and warn that more deaths may occur if the labor dispute is not quickly resolved.—
Jay Root,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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North Carolina is also experiencing hazardous winter conditions, with an advisory in effect until 10 a.m. EST Friday for areas including Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, and surrounding counties.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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As with much of U.S. politics right now, Texas v Becerra feels like a reckless attempt to pull us back to a former time.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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After reviewing the police investigation, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, against Lopez, Barrington police said.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Early on, adoption can be risky, but everyone is talking about the technology.—
Chantelle Lee,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Global histories, by dint of their ambition, can be risky.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Traditionally, the defense of entitlement programs has been a very strong issue for Democrats, so this is a perilous choice for the GOP.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The thematic architecture is lucidly in place in this tale of sons stepping out of the shadows of their fathers to test their mettle in the most perilous of circumstances.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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