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Recent Examples of carelessly
Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled.
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Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Kim Jung-hyun likens it to a chain – one that, handled carelessly, might snap or tangle, but handled with care, might yet be unraveled.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
But it shouldn't be approached carelessly, either.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Although your emotions on a contentious subject need to be heard and processed by you, airing them carelessly to others might inflame the drama further.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Journalists and pundits tend to throw around plaudits a little too carelessly these days.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Lauren Arikan, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Kim Jung-hyun likens it to a chain – one that, handled carelessly, might snap or tangle, but handled with care, might yet be unraveled.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
But it shouldn't be approached carelessly, either.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Although your emotions on a contentious subject need to be heard and processed by you, airing them carelessly to others might inflame the drama further.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Journalists and pundits tend to throw around plaudits a little too carelessly these days.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carelessly
Adverb
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Words like impatient get thrown around far too casually, especially with younger employees.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also, don’t assume that casually telling a rental agent about a problem is enough.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Users in China and elsewhere have shared stories of OpenClaw run amok, deleting emails indiscriminately or making unauthorized credit card purchases.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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The specks of light are small bombs, each carrying up to 11 pounds of explosives, which are released at high altitude from the head of the missile before raining down indiscriminately over a wide area.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation's prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dollar amount was chosen arbitrarily based on what voters might accept, and some cynics saw it as a move by a pro-development commission to cozy up to environmentalists.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That standard would uphold the NCAA’s interpretation of the waiver rule so long as the NCAA didn’t act arbitrarily or capriciously, either of which is difficult to show.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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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Opposite the pump lies a dead body, haphazardly covered with half a sheet of cardboard and encircled by black flies.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
14 Mar. 2026
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After losing half of the original roster to trades and a few more bodies to injury, this haphazardly assembled roster is not comfortable playing together.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Something this rare — this pink, this whimsically named — had been thriving just steps away from a local community, entirely unrecognized until the survey team went out to look.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Maude & the Bear, located inside a storybook 1926 Montgomery Ward kit house in Staunton, Virginia, has been whimsically recreated as a modern restaurant and inn.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Mehl notes that some organizations attempt to manage IT informally, purchasing software subscriptions and hardware without building a structured support system around them.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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All were dressed informally, except for their sky-high show heels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Carelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carelessly. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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