nonnegligent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegligent
Adjective
  • But Eliasen is careful not to let scope creep derail initial implementations.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Now, in the years since his brother's death, Melvin says he's become increasingly conscientious about his own health.
    Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lawyers, over decades, tend to become more conscientious but less agreeable.
    Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His style, as carefully layered as his father’s clothing, is one of punctilious paradox—the paradox being that Dyer is always performing not performing.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • 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
  • The rest of the concerns are brought up and dissected in painstaking detail by Observer reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow in the latest podcast episode of Processing Blue.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke stood in front of an audience and described the painstaking rehearsal for their movie about Lorenz Hart.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Contributions spike dramatically in the two months prior to an election, precisely when candidates are vulnerable, and voters are most attentive.
    John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dōgon is alluringly dim and powered by an army of attentive servers.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, for all the meticulous panning, the transition of power at the top of the City hierarchy is very different to what was expected to happen when Guardiola arrived in 2016.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Potashnick took skepticism as an invitation to share his process, bringing his roughly 100,000 TikTok followers behind the scenes and on frequent farm trips, offering a glimpse of his team’s meticulous operation.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Employers increasingly wonder whether campuses are cultivating independent thinkers or just cautious followers.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The sum dwarfs most acquisitions this year — and marks TIFF’s first eight-figure deal in several editions — underlining the resilience of genre cinema at a time when studios and streamers alike are cautious.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Especially in your portrayal of Jane, who is very guarded.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 June 2024
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“Nonnegligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnegligent. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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