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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
Dynamo is suing on five counts of wrongful death; loss of consortium; negligence; negligent hiring, retention, training and supervision; and gross negligence.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors ultimately charged her with firing a gun with gross negligence and assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Now 28, tretinoin has reversed the effects of my earlier negligence.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
The facility has faced multiple reports of negligence related to everything from extreme heat to medication mismanagement.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors ultimately charged her with firing a gun with gross negligence and assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Now 28, tretinoin has reversed the effects of my earlier negligence.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
The facility has faced multiple reports of negligence related to everything from extreme heat to medication mismanagement.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for negligence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Trying to use last minute overirrigation to make up for a season of neglect — well, that’s not a recipe for anything overly spectacular.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Youth who are committed to a detention center are more likely than other juveniles to have suffered abuse and neglect, and strip searches can retraumatize them.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Earhart was a complicated woman, highly skilled as a pilot yet with a tendency toward carelessness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Disappointing to see talent overshadowed by carelessness.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Griffith and CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening are facing charges, including disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway and obstructing an emergency responder.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, clever Frances must have understood her caper was destined for failure.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Julia Yoo, the family’s attorney, said the county’s cross-complaint highlights a deeper failure with its oversight of its own contractors.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tech Oversight, an AI oversight advocacy organization that set its sights on the California Legislature earlier this year, applauded Wiener and Newsom for supporting SB 53 despite Big Tech’s objections.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Herman, 42, owes $50,000 plus interest in settlement funds to Rebecca Liland, and another $39,300 plus interest to Jennifer McGonigal, after each filed civil lawsuits against him in Broward County and received default judgments when Herman didn’t answer.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their attorney, Jordan Lebovitz, secured a default judgment against Neptune Resources but couldn’t get anyone at the company to respond.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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