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Recent Examples of recklessness
He was charged with felony reckless homicide and felony criminal recklessness resulting in death.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Benefiel, 23, has since been charged with murder and criminal recklessness, the county prosecutor’s office said.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
But now, having reined in his recklessness and compulsion to constantly create and force plays, the Patriots have developed an elite prospect into a promising pro passer.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Courts have found that driving without a license, a misdemeanor that in Alabama carries a fine of $10 to $100, doesn’t constitute underlying recklessness for charges like manslaughter or murder.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
Leslie Blake is suing Full Moon Productions, which owns The Beast Haunted House, for negligence and recklessness, according to the lawsuit.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Running restaurants requires a mix of idealism, determination and recklessness all too familiar to those who work in Hollywood.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
For Washington, valor was never the same as recklessness.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Benefiel, 23, has since been charged with murder and criminal recklessness, the county prosecutor’s office said.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
But now, having reined in his recklessness and compulsion to constantly create and force plays, the Patriots have developed an elite prospect into a promising pro passer.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
—Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Courts have found that driving without a license, a misdemeanor that in Alabama carries a fine of $10 to $100, doesn’t constitute underlying recklessness for charges like manslaughter or murder.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
Leslie Blake is suing Full Moon Productions, which owns The Beast Haunted House, for negligence and recklessness, according to the lawsuit.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Running restaurants requires a mix of idealism, determination and recklessness all too familiar to those who work in Hollywood.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
For Washington, valor was never the same as recklessness.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recklessness
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Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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That variation isn’t a byproduct of carelessness or confusion.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 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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Maybe fear is our default lens on wildness—a leftover instinct that once kept us uneaten.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Niners match with their own brand of wildness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Whether the courts view that rift as administrative failure or unlawful negligence may determine the financial futures of a generation of borrowers—and the credibility of the agency that lent to them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Zwerner has filed a $40 million negligence lawsuit against former Richneck Elementary Assistant Principal Ebony Parker.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 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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Ongoing irresponsibility by Congress, which used the fund to hide even larger deficits in the general Treasury accounts, has been the problem.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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His post sparked hundreds of comments debating whether this behavior reflected irresponsibility or a rational shift in spending priorities.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Recklessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recklessness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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