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as in neglectfulness
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole
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as in neglect
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
the factory's owners are being charged with criminal negligence for the fire that killed a dozen workers
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Recent Examples of negligence
Under California’s pure comparative negligence rule, the resulting recovery would be $90,000.
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William Jones, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Yet the Baywatch blunder still prompted a scorching Substack post from Bass’ opponent Spencer Pratt, the reality TV veteran turned Internet influencer who, after the Pacific Palisades wildfire burned his home, is running as an anti-establishment outsider with a focus on government negligence.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter on Friday allowed two of Svetnoy's claims -- negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress -- to move forward.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter allowed Svetnoy’s claims for punitive damages, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress to move forward.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
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William Jones, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Yet the Baywatch blunder still prompted a scorching Substack post from Bass’ opponent Spencer Pratt, the reality TV veteran turned Internet influencer who, after the Pacific Palisades wildfire burned his home, is running as an anti-establishment outsider with a focus on government negligence.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter on Friday allowed two of Svetnoy's claims -- negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress -- to move forward.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter allowed Svetnoy’s claims for punitive damages, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress to move forward.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Inspired by the work of Spanish maestro Antoni Gaudí, Treister’s gem sadly fell into neglect in the early aughts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps most jarringly, people harmed by government neglect or corporate abuse often backed movements aimed at shrinking the government even further.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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Carl vents to Jesse and Ben, saying Kyle’s snub represents more than carelessness.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The officials’ performance reflected carelessness in the process.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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The driver was arrested for operating while impaired and failure to stop and identify at a personal injury crash.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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More recently, fans trying to buy tickets for major tours, like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Bruce Springsteen, and Harry Styles have faced sky-high prices, system failures, and a lack of real alternatives.—
Letitia James,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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Her euthanasia had been unanimously approved, as the law requires, by two doctors, a lawyer and a review and oversight body; and it had been scheduled to take place on 2 August 2024.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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Krepich said the probe was ongoing as the administration still has concerns with New York's oversight of personal care services and the Medicaid program, and is reviewing the state's response to last month's letter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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For now, Skills is rolling out to Gemini in Chrome on Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS PCs that have set English (US) as the default Chrome language.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Certain categories, like social hangouts or free-form drawing, are excluded by default for younger users.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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