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as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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Recent Examples of unsafe
In the study from child advocacy groups ParentsTogether Action, the HEAT Initiative, and Design It for Us, which Meta disputed as biased, nearly 60% of teens aged 13 to 15 reported encountering unsafe content and unwanted messages on Instagram during the last six months.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The inspector found flies, food held at an unsafe temperature and boxes of food stored on the floor.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
The result is a movie that feels genuinely unsafe, destabilizing its audience much in the same way New Nightmare destabilizes Langenkamp.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Shooting down drones could be unsafe in densely populated urban areas, however, and airports do not necessarily have detection systems that can immediately report sightings.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The inspector found flies, food held at an unsafe temperature and boxes of food stored on the floor.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
The result is a movie that feels genuinely unsafe, destabilizing its audience much in the same way New Nightmare destabilizes Langenkamp.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Shooting down drones could be unsafe in densely populated urban areas, however, and airports do not necessarily have detection systems that can immediately report sightings.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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Hat tips go to left tackle Jaylon Moore — who stepped in for Josh Simmons at the last minute, against one of the most dangerous pass rushers in the league — and, of course, Kelce.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In March 2024, Karen was arrested and charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Nigeria deserves solidarity in its fight against terror — not careless rhetoric that fuels misunderstanding.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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These alerts address hazards such as sneaker waves, rip currents, shore break, and hazardous surf—all of which can lead to serious injury or death for swimmers, surfers, and coastal visitors.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chicken in a steam table and gyro meat on the vertical rotisserie, both potentially hazardous foods, measured at temperatures outside the range considered safe.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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A day after the state Legislature approved a bill intended to help Milwaukee crack down on reckless drivers, local officials met at the city's towing lot to send a message.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s reckless tariffs are needlessly spiking inflation and driving up prices on everything from groceries to housing to utilities.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some people view asking for more compensation as less risky than switching to a new job.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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With thousands of such satellites up there, even engaging in amateur astronomy as a hobby — looking at the night sky through a telescope or binoculars — would suddenly become an extremely risky activity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Tom Werner | Getty Investors shifted their 401(k) plan allocations away from stocks to bonds and cash in September, according to an analysis by Alight, a retirement plan administrator — a behavior that could be financially perilous, depending on their rationale.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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These currents vary in speed and can swiftly become perilous for anyone venturing into the surf.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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