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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
Water is generally considered unsafe for recreation when levels exceed 235.
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Monique John, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Take the time to remove and discard the seeds, which, again, are unsafe to eat.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
If oxygen concentration is not monitored with enough accuracy, or if hydrogen purity drifts without early detection, unsafe conditions could develop while the control system still assumes everything is within limits.
—Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Police said Gonzalez was taken to a hospital and later charged with driving under the influence, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to drive in the proper lane and unsafe backing.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
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Monique John, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Take the time to remove and discard the seeds, which, again, are unsafe to eat.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
If oxygen concentration is not monitored with enough accuracy, or if hydrogen purity drifts without early detection, unsafe conditions could develop while the control system still assumes everything is within limits.
—Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Police said Gonzalez was taken to a hospital and later charged with driving under the influence, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to drive in the proper lane and unsafe backing.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsafe
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Brith had shut her eyes, finding that the sparks were still living on the inside of the lids, vivid in their dangerous dark.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Carpenter says the disturbing encounters left her fearful for her safety and that of relatives living with her, as police label the suspect’s fixation irrational and increasingly dangerous.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Rayshawn Cox, 32, was cited on suspicion of careless driving resulting in death and two counts of careless driving causing serious bodily injury, Wheat Ridge police spokesperson Alex Rose said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Notre Dame’s dominance has been highlighted by relentless fundamentals and limited errors, the perfect antidote to Syracuse’s free-flowing and occasionally careless approach.—
Tribune News Service,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Nearly as well-respected as DEET, picaridin is highly effective against the most hazardous mosquito breeds and, notably, won’t damage plastic or some synthetic fibers the way DEET does.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Hal had taken risks Kate thought were reckless.—
Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Many savings and loans, retail banks created by quirks in banking law decades earlier, made reckless investments when the Fed’s high interest rates in the early 1980s crushed their traditional business.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The riskiest habit is preheating an empty nonstick pan on high heat.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Using money from depositors who had the right to withdraw their funds on demand to finance long-term, illiquid investments with an uncertain and distant payoff was a highly risky strategy—and one with echoes of what is currently creating turmoil among private credit funds today.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Rangers used a helicopter long-line to pluck the surviving climber from roughly 17,200 feet on the West Buttress route, a popular but perilous path riven with crevasses and ice.—
Becky Bohrer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Under ubiquitous Russian drone assault, even the task of reloading a resupply robot is perilous.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsafe. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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