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as in caution
a close attentiveness to avoiding danger
her natural carefulness keeps her from having car accidents and the high insurance premiums that go with them
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as in attention
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
a degree of carefulness is required to get the details just right
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3
as in kindness
archaic
attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility
with what carefulness they tended the frail princess day and night!
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefulness
Noun
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The central bank’s caution could lead to more conflict between the Fed and the Trump administration.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025 -
The shelter shut down out of an abundance of caution, Long said, to ensure no other dogs showed symptoms or tested positive.—
Shaela Foster,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2025
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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Following her death, Blake Lively shared a heartfelt tribute on social media remembering the actress’ kindness and dedication to her craft.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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Thousands of TikTok users were moved by their reunion and began sharing their own stories of silent kindness from strangers.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Known for his humility, gentle spirit, prudence, and warmth, Pope Leo XIV's leadership offers an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to our educational mission.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Exercising that prudence requires the consideration of several factors.—
Ellen P. Aprill,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2025
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What Yale New Haven Health is doing Yale New Haven Health brought in cybersecurity firm Mandiant to assist with the investigation and said a rapid response helped contain the incident and prevent any disruption to patient care.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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While this action may have appeared unusual to outsiders who are accustomed to immediate access to basic goods and services, this show of resilience and care—not to mention incredible physical and logistical coordination—was not a surprise to many.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Cost of living and climate concerns outweighed culture wars Australian voters put their faith in Albanese’s plans for tackling the high cost of living and climate change over Dutton’s Trump-style ideological approach, which at times did not appear to be backed by policy proposals.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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For many workers, there is a big concern over whether or not their jobs will be impacted.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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So, too, do higher levels of agreeableness and lower levels of conscientiousness.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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For example, assessing candidates' general mental ability (e.g., critical thinking, problem-solving and conscientiousness) is up to 62% effective at predicting employment success.—
Trevor Higgs,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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And not just because the Supreme Court has shown great solicitude for Trump in recent years.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Realistically, however, Mexico faces a tough fight in a Supreme Court that’s shown a great deal of solicitude for the gun industry — even in cases that don’t involve a federal statute that protects gun companies from liability.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Carefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carefulness. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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