as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
an alarming indifference toward the well-being of his own children
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Recent Examples of indifference
Soldiers stumbled from their tents, shrugged on their uniform coats, and gobbled down a cold breakfast with the indifference of men who expected no better.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Prosecutors said Covington showed deliberate indifference to the inmate’s serious medical needs, leading to the inmate suffering bodily injury over a 30-hour period, ultimately resulting in the inmate’s death.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
There are more homes for sale in Denver now than there were before the pandemic, in 2019, as hundreds of listings are piling up in the market amid buyers' apparent indifference.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
But at a 2% real return, that point of indifference goes up to 83.
—Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Prosecutors said Covington showed deliberate indifference to the inmate’s serious medical needs, leading to the inmate suffering bodily injury over a 30-hour period, ultimately resulting in the inmate’s death.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
There are more homes for sale in Denver now than there were before the pandemic, in 2019, as hundreds of listings are piling up in the market amid buyers' apparent indifference.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
But at a 2% real return, that point of indifference goes up to 83.
—Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indifference
disregard
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To win a defamation case, California’s governor must show the statement was not just false, but made knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
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The recent dismissal of Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, signals a troubling disregard for the importance and neutrality of libraries.—
Linda Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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“Indifference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indifference. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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