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as in recklessly
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as in wastefully
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Recent Examples of wantonly
Likewise, a circumstance all by itself could be the matter of regulating AI makers about allowing their AI to wantonly provide mental health advice.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wantonly
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Advertisement Even in regions without dams, farmers pumped recklessly from unmonitored wells.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Edelman’s job was to contain any returner who might break outside instead of pursuing the kickoff as fast and recklessly as possible downfield.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sitting at 1-2-1 on the season, the Dallas Cowboys head into their Week 5 game against the New York Jets desperately needing a victory to keep pace in the NFC East.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The result has been a less vibrant, less productive network of private enterprises unable to provide the economic growth that Cuba so desperately needs.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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All in all, the whole thing feels indulgently French.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Spark comfortably answers questions and generates striking graphical presentations—at least on subjects deemed acceptable by Chinese authorities.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The first saw the Miami Dolphins get their first win of the season with a 27-21 victory over the still-winless New York Jets, while in Colorado, the Broncos comfortably beat the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals 28-3.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Wantonly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wantonly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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