foolhardiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foolhardiness
Noun
  • Patterson was previously convicted of intimidation in 2012, criminal recklessness in 2017 and escape in 2019, filings show.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That’s left her with a lingering case of PTSD that’s manifested as anger, recklessness, and general hostility.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At other times, the result can be both immediate and devastating, as seen in many traffic accidents caused by impatience, inattentiveness, or rashness.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Growing up in the Keys instilled a certain wildness in me that can only come from a childhood of being raised on island time.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Forms born from wildness, like dreams, create a space that is both totally free and totally limited.
    Leila Chatti September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The suit, filed in Marion Superior Court, accuses Meta of negligence and breach of contract.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Due to the pending lawsuit filed by Santa Fe Irrigation (SFID) against the city over its negligence in the dam’s upkeep, Raise Lake Hodges has also been unable to get any information from SFID or from the city.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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