as in recklessly
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Recent Examples of heedlessly
Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedlessly
recklessly
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Cooper is expected to be in court on Wednesday to be advised of the charge of second-degree assault- strangulation, as well as Cooper, 28, third-degree assault- knowingly or recklessly causing injury, a misdemeanor.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Instead of hitting the moon, as Barbicane had rather recklessly intended, the projectile turns out to be on a free-return trajectory, taking it around the far side of our natural satellite.—
Neil Oseman,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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“Heedlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedlessly. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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