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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
the reckless skiers were making everyone nervous by schussing down the mountainside at lightning speed
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as in courageous
foolishly adventurous or bold
the calamitous accident was caused by a reckless driver who cut off the semitrailer
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Recent Examples of reckless
Residents and local advocates have accused ICE of employing reckless and brutal tactics during the blitz.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Those responsible for this reckless and heartless act must be held accountable.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The enhanced premium subsidies are a fiscally reckless attempt to mask Obamacare’s failure.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
American leaders should not hesitate to rein in Taiwan’s evidently reckless leader, perhaps with a private warning.
—Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Those responsible for this reckless and heartless act must be held accountable.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The enhanced premium subsidies are a fiscally reckless attempt to mask Obamacare’s failure.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
American leaders should not hesitate to rein in Taiwan’s evidently reckless leader, perhaps with a private warning.
—Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckless
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Her nude mani was rounded but with a square tip, which is the perfect mix between elegant and daring.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their daring brand of soccer chosen by Varas, general manager Tyler Heaps and president Tom Penn is atypical in MLS.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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That instinct and his courageous actions on May 15, 2024, during a burglary in progress led to the local officer being among 15 first responders presented with a Hero Award during the National First Responders Day Roll Call of Heroes on Tuesday in New York City’s Times Square.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tolkien conceived of the Shire as the quaint, pastoral homeland of the Hobbits, a race of short yet courageous dwellers of the fictional Middle-earth.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nixon has built a reputation on social media for being a daredevil pilot with clips on his Instagram often showing him performing stunts in helicopters, including low-level sprints, sharp turns and risky maneuvers while in the air, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The first season followed 17-year-old Ethan (Cantona James) seeking a way out of the Southside’s bloody cycle of gang violence through spinning, a South African extreme motorsport that features drivers performing daredevil stunts.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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For those brave scientists who study snakes–aka herpetologists–the mechanics behind the reptiles’ fast fangs are more fascinating than fear-inducing.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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The announcement of a resumption of nuclear tests is a regressive and irresponsible move and a serious threat to international peace and security.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Reddit commenters quickly rallied around her, calling her friend’s actions irresponsible.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Her adventurous spirit never dimmed.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Miguel kick-started his career with his adventurous 2012 debut, Kaleidoscope Dream, an LP that mixed rock, soul, and psychedelia into a freewheeling sound he’s been nuancing ever since, often in music that’s taken on a moodier, more anxious tone.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jenkins’ fumble was due to careless ball-handling, although two members of his offensive line got bull-rushed, leading to the pressure.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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One person was cited for careless driving after a fiery crash between two semitrucks closed Interstate 70 in Aurora for several hours Friday morning.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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There is another reason why lifting the deposit insurance limits is foolhardy.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Pynchon’s best works, his bleakness is brightened, in both senses—illuminated and made lighter—by the sweep of his vision and his affection for his fallible, foolhardy, well-meaning, wildly outmatched main characters.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Reckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckless. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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