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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
a dead-end job fit only for mindless drones
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
mindless of danger, the foolhardy skiers ignored the avalanche warnings
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Recent Examples of mindless
Benjamin Voisin stars as the novel’s antihero, Meursault, who lives a modest, mindless life in Algiers and ends up in prison after shooting a young Arab man five times.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The Apple Pencil Pro turns sketching, note-taking, and even mindless doodles into (almost) masterpieces.
—PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Some successful military shooters like The Division might periodically scratch the itch, but not since the early days of Battlefield has there been any meaningful alternative to the mindless run-and-gun antics of Black Ops.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
But robots are also freeing humans from heavy lifting and repetitive, mindless tasks that, for decades, made factory work both hazardous and unfulfilling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The Apple Pencil Pro turns sketching, note-taking, and even mindless doodles into (almost) masterpieces.
—PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Some successful military shooters like The Division might periodically scratch the itch, but not since the early days of Battlefield has there been any meaningful alternative to the mindless run-and-gun antics of Black Ops.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
But robots are also freeing humans from heavy lifting and repetitive, mindless tasks that, for decades, made factory work both hazardous and unfulfilling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mindless
Adjective
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Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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On the flipside, Kimmel, like everyone else with a boss, is not protected against saying dumb stuff and getting fired.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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One careless click can expose your information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s doomed desire for Vivien—and for her vanished twenty-first-century world—shows how people in the future may yearn for the past, though the past itself proves neglectful and careless of the future.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The real star of this episode, however, was Gretchen Christine Beauté and her stupid Lara Croft outfit.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The recent wave of detentions appears to conflict with federal protections granted under TPS, which is specifically designed to shield eligible Venezuelan nationals from deportation due to unsafe conditions in their home country.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Authorities red-tagged the building, which marks it as unsafe to enter, and residents were escorted inside by fire personnel to retrieve personal belongings including valuables and medication.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The slow start that Mayfield is alluding to has to do with the Buccaneers only scoring two field goals through the first half, and scoring their first touchdown well into the third quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Construction in the section of Jackson Park, often described as Chicago’s equivalent of Central Park, has been slow.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the vehicular homicide charge, Inderjit Singh is facing three counts of reckless endangerment and not having a driver's license.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 2025
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Salmo now faces a slate of charges, including second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, riot, and obstructing and hindering a police officer.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Grill, uncovered, until well-browned and a thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers at least 165°, 4 to 5 minutes per side, moving chicken to a cooler zone, as needed, if browning too fast.—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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He's got a booming, soulful baritone — molasses-thick and syrupy sweet — that sounds studio-perfect on stage.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Mindless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mindless. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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