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as in carelessness
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as in insensitivity
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtlessness
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Stuart James Nicolas Jackson’s indiscretion underlines why Chelsea need a summer upgrade The striker is yet to wrest control of a key game and will now be absent over the season's run-in after being sent off at St James' Park How good are Brazil’s Club World Cup teams?—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025 -
For example, there’s a young private in the novel who has committed several indiscretions—one was purchasing a cow impulsively.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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There are blatantly far-fetched thrillers, brilliant ones, that haunt us for decades in spite of their narrative inelegance or the quality of their gotchas.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Sep. 2022
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Keeping the battery charged avoids this morsel of powertrain inelegance.—
Derek Powell,
Car and Driver,
19 Jan. 2022
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With her typical insouciance, however, Jones ignored the advice and went on with the show.—
Time,
Time,
10 July 2025
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But there is something wry and resigned lurking behind those chord changes, an insouciance to Dorian’s vocals, that suggests something deeper and bigger brewing — the sound of a fairly labyrinthine songwriting mind just starting to awaken to its potential.—
Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Trump has been back in the White House for a little more than six months, and his family’s zeal is unflagging.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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His zeal and enthusiasm to bring a fresh perspective to the Federal Government was evident in both the House of Representatives and as part of the Trump Administration.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Analysts were anticipating a weaker second quarter in the wake of the market's exuberance in the first quarter, when traders positioned themselves for the upside of the Trump administration's promises to create more favorable regulatory conditions for the crypto industry.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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To be sure, after an initial burst of exuberance, March and April were rocky: A gale of macroeconomic forces—including tariffs and persistently high inflation and interest rates—led the pipeline to dry up as some firms put IPO plans on ice.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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“Thoughtlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtlessness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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