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Adjective
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His specialty is now the heedless hero whose certainty about his righteousness drives him to extremes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025 -
His Victor is the product of a coddling mother (Mia Goth), who dies young and leaves him emotionally adrift, and a domineering father (Charles Dance), who molds him into a brilliant but heedless inventor.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The unmindful construction planning, noise and light pollution, and Tesla traffic jams have meanwhile done nothing to endear the diner to those living nearby — the lifeblood of most successful restaurants — and anti-Musk demonstrators are organizing a series of protests at the location.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In terms of emotions, these Red Sox — and a goodly number of their fans — are just doing their thing, seemingly oblivious of the Yankees.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s the interest in Britney Spears and pop icons who had been assumed to be vacant, unthinking ingénues.—
Brandon Tensley,
CNN,
23 Dec. 2022
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The point is made: Pinocchio might have a hole where his heart should be, but is the unthinking servile person any less hollow?—
Michael Cavna,
Washington Post,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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His fellow students were largely unaware of his baseball stardom.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Most of our friends were unaware of what was happening.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tips for riders Be prepared for inattentive drivers by staying focused on riding and keeping your speed in check.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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The remark was striking in its directness and suggested the pilot may have been inattentive at a critical moment.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That was when the seizure occurred, making her fall unconscious.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Upon arriving at her unit, officers found her unconscious and unresponsive; EMS officials responded to the scene and found the actress dead.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the strongest scenes in this episode is Maeve teaching the unknowing captive Sam how to swim.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The book opens with amnesia—the author’s and her mother’s—and from this place of unknowing, Rojas starts to examine her family’s history in Colombia, especially her grandfather Nono’s life as a curandero (shaman).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Unheeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheeding. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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