as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
one overbold tourist almost tumbled over the rocks and into the sea
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Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026 -
The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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This has been a long runway and the mystery around Amelia Earhart’s courageous iconic life endures.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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What a courageous and heartwarming demonstration to remind us of our humanity.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The world must stand with the people of Iran before more of our bravest souls are lost.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Visitors can take a three-hour train from Zurich or Milan or brave the winding mountain passes by car.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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The daredevil sequence sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hijack a biplane to chase down the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales), who's in a biplane of his own.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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Sladek has traveled around the world doing daredevil acts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Known for combining high fashion with streetwear, Bad Bunny has a reputation for adventurous and subversive style.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The run falls about 1,200 vertical feet below a slow, three-person lift that ferries expert skiers to some of Mammoth’s most adventurous terrain.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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So Sumrall’s original words may have felt foolhardy, even fake.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Being polarized too far on either side feels foolhardy; while an aggressive ban might be too much for how nuanced and new this technology is, that doesn’t mean DSPs should throw their hands up and let culture-appropriating refuse pollute popular playlists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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His daring, sometimes reckless style had caught up to him.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Five minutes can be an eternity in montage time, but the movie’s lengthy introduction is a daring announcement of historical scope.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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John Lithgow led the alien mission as the loud, lovable and wildly overconfident Dick Solomon – a role that earned him multiple awards and became one of TV comedy’s most memorable performances.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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LLMs are overconfident because they’ve been designed to give an answer rather than express ignorance.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Overbold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbold. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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