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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
e-mail scams that take advantage of unwary recipients
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
a dangerous stretch of desert that has claimed many unwary travelers
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as in susceptible
readily taken advantage of
unwary consumers who unquestioningly swallow the dubious claims of TV pitchmen
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Recent Examples of unwary
These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To joke about faking the moon landing while faking romance is a twisted attempt at keeping us gullible and unwary.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2024
Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin aging and lethal skin cancers such as melanoma.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2024
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To joke about faking the moon landing while faking romance is a twisted attempt at keeping us gullible and unwary.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2024
Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin aging and lethal skin cancers such as melanoma.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwary
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But in the transactional world of Trump, Musk, and DOGE, the concept of career civil servants taking lower-paying, apolitical work to serve an intangible greater good is naive at best.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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The idea sounds simple, even naive: Fix the money, fix the world.—
Bryan Benson,
Forbes,
19 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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Pros: Flower buds are not susceptible to winter damage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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Stock prices are susceptible to factors outside of the price of gold, like management decisions and broad market trends.—
Nathan Mahr,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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This innocent man spent over three decades behind bars.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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The stalking may just have been a way to bide time and screw up the courage for a dinner invite, but after their meal, Burt’s Outie might not be wholly innocent or trustworthy.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
22 Feb. 2025
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Parking in unauthorized areas causes unsafe conditions.—
Krissy Waite,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Countless studies show that heavy metals, like lead and mercury, are unsafe at any levels in the human body.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Something that won’t be easy without any attacking players.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Despite its early successes, Robert knows the road to widespread adoption won’t be easy.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The quick moving crooks tend to steal pricey Beats headphones and Apple Air Pods from their unsuspecting victims, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Scammers have been sending texts to unsuspecting taxpayers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 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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“Unwary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwary. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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