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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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The organizations that thrive won't be those that avoid AI nor those that adopt it recklessly.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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New York desperately needs a win against deGrom, but Alonso knows that's never an easy task.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Royals, who are desperately clinging to slim playoff odds, now have four-fifths of their Opening Day rotation on the IL after Lugo and Wacha joined Kris Bubic and Cole Ragans on the shelf.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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While no one has hit the full decarbonization bar yet, renewables did generate 50% of all electricity used in the European Union last year, per the IEA—comfortably the highest of the major economies.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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When moved rearward, the driver-side mattress folds and the front part of the bed base telescopes inside the larger rear section so the dinette can be expanded and used comfortably up front.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Wantonly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wantonly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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