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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
When winter weather blows in, school districts officials will sometimes close schools or delay class and activities to prevent families and students from traveling in unsafe conditions.
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
In the event of a medical emergency where driving seems unsafe, experts recommended calling 911 for an ambulance transport.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
This creates a push-pull dynamic where wanting more feels simultaneously necessary and unsafe.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The corporate policy change worsened Oakland’s national reputation as an unsafe city to work and live, though the news also sparked backlash from local residents who said the company was overreacting.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
In the event of a medical emergency where driving seems unsafe, experts recommended calling 911 for an ambulance transport.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
This creates a push-pull dynamic where wanting more feels simultaneously necessary and unsafe.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The corporate policy change worsened Oakland’s national reputation as an unsafe city to work and live, though the news also sparked backlash from local residents who said the company was overreacting.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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More than a billion phones are now ineligible for security updates at a time when the threat landscape has never been more dangerous.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The church opened its warming center over the weekend, anticipating the arrival of the winter storm and the dangerous drop in temperatures.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Back in 2025, soaring rice prices and careless comments cost then farm minister Taku Eto his job and reportedly prompted former prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to take personal responsibility for lowering prices as a rice shortage took hold.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that careless usage has gradually shifted the nep-Overton window, expanding the term until it’s lost both its meaning and its bite.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
16 Jan. 2026
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This week, a powerful winter storm dumped a hazardous mix of snow, ice, and sleet across much of the United States, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes, grounding flights, closing schools, and disrupting the lives of more than 200 million Americans.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Most areas in North Texas were covered in ice, sleet and snow, creating hazardous conditions.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dell is finally good at something—but as her behavior becomes riskier and a shadowy troll threatens to expose her dark past, Dell must reckon with what her digital life ignores, and what real redemption means.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The statistic is built on what specific living individuals are willing to pay for small risk reductions in their own lives (often estimated via surveys or observing wage premiums for risky jobs).—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Moreover, investing in a single stock without thorough analysis can be perilous.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Both North Texas and neighboring Oklahoma are expected to be hit hard by the winter storm, with both anticipating perilous roadway conditions and power outages from a combination of freezing rain, ice, sleet, snow and strong wind gusts.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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