carelessness

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Recent Examples of carelessness Recently, fans and the media have been focusing more on him due to his recurring mistakes, apparently caused by carelessness with and without the ball, as well as his spotty health record. Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children. Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carelessness
negligence
Noun
  • After an hour of jury deliberation, Cardi was cleared on allegations of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as well as negligence and false imprisonment.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Overall, prosecutors identified the brands’ negligence in properly auditing their supply chain partners.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Carelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carelessness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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