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Recent Examples of recklessness
Patterson was previously convicted of intimidation in 2012, criminal recklessness in 2017 and escape in 2019, filings show.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s left her with a lingering case of PTSD that’s manifested as anger, recklessness, and general hostility.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The devastating consequences of Byrne’s recklessness foreshadow the apocalypse unfolding in contemporary Gaza.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Such assurances would both reduce North Korea’s strategic value to China and reinforce the perception in Beijing that Pyongyang’s recklessness—not Taipei’s actions—is the greatest threat to regional stability and to China’s strategic interests.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
But once trust and scale are at stake, recklessness can erode user confidence.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
This level of recklessness is unacceptable.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s left her with a lingering case of PTSD that’s manifested as anger, recklessness, and general hostility.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The devastating consequences of Byrne’s recklessness foreshadow the apocalypse unfolding in contemporary Gaza.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Such assurances would both reduce North Korea’s strategic value to China and reinforce the perception in Beijing that Pyongyang’s recklessness—not Taipei’s actions—is the greatest threat to regional stability and to China’s strategic interests.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
But once trust and scale are at stake, recklessness can erode user confidence.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
This level of recklessness is unacceptable.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recklessness
Noun
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Recently, fans and the media have been focusing more on him due to his recurring mistakes, apparently caused by carelessness with and without the ball, as well as his spotty health record.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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At other times, the result can be both immediate and devastating, as seen in many traffic accidents caused by impatience, inattentiveness, or rashness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Cataloging these uses of this phrase must widen our sense of the stark differences expressed by Pride and Prejudice’s other characters about Elizabeth’s almost-wildness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Known for raising his arms like a human DeLorean while peering in for his sign, Kimbrel has been prone to bouts of wildness.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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After an hour of jury deliberation, Cardi was cleared on allegations of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as well as negligence and false imprisonment.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Overall, prosecutors identified the brands’ negligence in properly auditing their supply chain partners.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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That's kind of a humiliating part of my story, this reckoning with my financial irresponsibility.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Recklessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recklessness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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