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Recent Examples of carelessly
Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carelessly
Adverb
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Here guests can start their day with a quiet breakfast, return for a cocktail in the evening, or gather casually with locals.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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Last November, the pair made headlines when Stewart lightly pushed Barrymore — who was casually petting her shoulder — away from her during a conversation about relationships on the latter's talk show.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Police say the lone suspect indiscriminately shot at the immigration facility from the rooftop of a nearby law office.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The gunman fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, as well as at a van in an entrance where the victims were shot, the statement said.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Suiter claimed the county was unable to specifically itemize the various charges that summed to $25,000 — apart from the additional $8,000 for parking — and that the figure had been determined arbitrarily, both allegations that Krueger disputed.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even arbitrarily far into the future, or all the way back before the hot Big Bang, the Universe would never truly be empty.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Political factions are steered by big personalities, and politicians jump promiscuously between parties.—
BEN BLAND,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2024
Adverb
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Instead of haphazardly stuffing them into your nightstand drawer, place them in a whimsical Hay tin container.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lots of fly-by-night import shops sprang up, happy to rubber-stamp any Mercedes with a catalytic converter haphazardly welded under the floorboards.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Huffman recently whimsically hinted at his enthusiasm about representing new territory.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Instrument for Charlie Parker, informally—three letters.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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And yet, their feedback—on things like new collections, events, and the state of the business—has often been confined to private gatherings, where collectors share their opinions amongst each other and, occasionally, with their brand hosts, but always informally.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
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On June 15, 2024, a 42-year-old Shelby Township man randomly opened fire on families at a Rochester Hills splash pad, leaving nine people injured.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Carelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carelessly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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