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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
Even though the city has condemned the local landmark as unsafe, a group of former parishioners contends that was done only because the Archdiocese of Hartford submitted a faulty engineering report.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the product is unsafe or ineffective.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
City officials, who sorely want more affordable housing UC Berkeley students and others, insist their new program will not allow unsafe housing.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, lawmakers and senior advocates worry that seniors could be facing unsafe living conditions without oversight or knowledge of state officials.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the product is unsafe or ineffective.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
City officials, who sorely want more affordable housing UC Berkeley students and others, insist their new program will not allow unsafe housing.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, lawmakers and senior advocates worry that seniors could be facing unsafe living conditions without oversight or knowledge of state officials.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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Harvard-Westlake, last year’s Division 1 runner-up, is still dangerous with sophomore pitcher Justin Kirchner (7-0) and junior center fielder James Tronstein.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Activists have criticized clearing acres of trees, said that a firing range on campus could be dangerous and that the project would change the Matthews campus’ culture for the worse.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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Sauter pleaded no contest to several charges, including vehicular homicide and careless operation of a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license resulting in death.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy wasted a superb opening round with two careless double bogeys leaving him seven shots behind.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Allowed to crumble into disrepair by its owners, the Meruelo family, the famous hotel was ordered demolished by the city as a hazardous structure.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ranging from 0 to 500, the AQI is used to measure air pollution levels and to alert the public when pollutant levels may make the air hazardous to health.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ironically, too, for the first offseason in well over a decade, the organization’s actual self-interest and penchant for reckless, all-in swings in pursuit of immediate gratification are actually aligned.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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These reckless cuts will rip vital support away from our veterans, seniors, students, and families recovering from disaster.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Most cryptocurrency education is either overly basic or intended to encourage new investors to make risky trades without a clear plan.—
Kody Boye,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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When there’s no money for date nights, no buffer for impulse purchases and no tolerance for risky decisions, couples are forced to confront their differences face-first.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The original film tells the story of a perilous trip undertaken by Hikari 109, a high-speed, first-generation bullet train traveling from Tokyo to Hakata.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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Albi opened in early 2020, a perilous time for any new business to kick off.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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