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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegligent
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Leeds are right on the limit of their profitability and sustainability (PSR) projections, but with some careful rebalancing of the finances, this could be a swing worth taking.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many states are new enacting or widening already broad religious and conscientious exemptions.—
Richard Hughes IV,
STAT,
12 Jan. 2026
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Also, remain mindful and conscientious of how our actions affect those beyond ourselves.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Yet in the past three decades much of home-cooking culture has developed in revolt against what many see as Stewart’s punctilious ethos.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The following top 10 best horror movies of 2024 are all quality films that will stand the test of time thanks to their punctilious craft.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Over nearly a week, divers and other emergency personnel recovered all of the victims from about 8 feet of water and undertook the painstaking task of identification.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The painstaking process yielded about 15 minutes of animation at a rate of four to seven seconds per day.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The service Service in the restaurant was excellent and very attentive, but the hotel itself was relatively hands-off outside of the initial check-in process during our stay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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An attentive close reader can harness the self-animating resources of language to awaken clichés not only in the writing of others, but also in his own.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mandese said the floral aspect of the Kelce-Swift could require dozens of people and meticulous planning.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those shoes eventually inspired me to source an entire collection of her most iconic footwear, a process that took over a year of meticulous second-hand sourcing.—
Julia Rabinowitsch,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The anticipated move would end a string of three consecutive quarter-point rate cuts, aligning with a cautious approach outlined by Powell last month, before reports of the investigation into his conduct.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still, more cautious analysts have flagged weaker activity in China.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Nonnegligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnegligent. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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