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Recent Examples of recklessness
Running restaurants requires a mix of idealism, determination and recklessness all too familiar to those who work in Hollywood.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
For Washington, valor was never the same as recklessness.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
His take focused on highlighting the recklessness of European players bringing their families to Bethpage Black.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
He was booked on charges including resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness, and possession of a machine gun.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit filed by Estifanos Dagne and Rahel Estifanos said their daughter’s death resulted from the park’s pattern of recklessness and improper training.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Russia’s recklessness in the air along our eastern flank is increasing in frequency.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Patterson was previously convicted of intimidation in 2012, criminal recklessness in 2017 and escape in 2019, filings show.
—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
Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
For Washington, valor was never the same as recklessness.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
His take focused on highlighting the recklessness of European players bringing their families to Bethpage Black.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
He was booked on charges including resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness, and possession of a machine gun.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit filed by Estifanos Dagne and Rahel Estifanos said their daughter’s death resulted from the park’s pattern of recklessness and improper training.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Russia’s recklessness in the air along our eastern flank is increasing in frequency.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Patterson was previously convicted of intimidation in 2012, criminal recklessness in 2017 and escape in 2019, filings show.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recklessness
Noun
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Earhart was a complicated woman, highly skilled as a pilot yet with a tendency toward carelessness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Disappointing to see talent overshadowed by carelessness.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Using pure well water, wild yeasts (some propagated from its own fruit trees and beehives), local and heirloom grains, hops, and fruits, and house sour cultures, the brewery creates, ages, blends and bottles unique, small-batch beers exhibiting the wildness of Oregon terroir.—
Ben Davidson Correspondent,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
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That was good enough to, despite his bouts of wildness, mostly dominate a lineup that featured five players who made their big-league debuts earlier this season.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Hardimans are seeking damages over the collision, alleging that Campbell drove through a red light and that his negligence caused the crash.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Recklessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recklessness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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