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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
the reckless skiers were making everyone nervous by schussing down the mountainside at lightning speed
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as in courageous
foolishly adventurous or bold
the calamitous accident was caused by a reckless driver who cut off the semitrailer
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Recent Examples of reckless
An arrest warrant was obtained and he was later charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run, and reckless operation of a vehicle, then released on bond.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Lacy was facing charges of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
This reckless governance has fueled a housing affordability crisis.
—Chris Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Now, as his reckless tariffs rattle markets and the stock market tumbles, the real cost of his policies is coming into view.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Lacy was facing charges of negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
This reckless governance has fueled a housing affordability crisis.
—Chris Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Now, as his reckless tariffs rattle markets and the stock market tumbles, the real cost of his policies is coming into view.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckless
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General manager Chris MacFarland’s daring and dramatic midseason overhaul of his roster has remade, reinvented and reinvigorated the Avalanche.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Which is what the U.S. will be celebrating next year, marking our daring break from Great Britain and the founding of the nation.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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The doc observes students shaping and driving courageous forms of conversation among themselves and with their institutions.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Bucs need more daredevil defenders who can wheel and steal the football.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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That would be daredevil buddies Max and Benj Cave (brothers whose middle names are both Storror), Callum and Sacha Powell (also brothers), Drew Taylor, Toby Segar and Josh Burnett-Blake, who started out simply horsing around, filming pranks and sharing them online.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Whether Flick would be brave and take a punt on the veteran by throwing him straight into the back line was another matter entirely, though.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the podcast, one of the things that struck both of us so much was this amazing, brave, vulnerable choice that the real Molly made to allow Nikki into that room to record her.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Carrie already knew that her father was self-absorbed and irresponsible.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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These were disgusting, irresponsible comments by someone who is charged with overseeing public health for hundreds of millions of people.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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In a remarkable twist, Max disembarks the boat and visits his twin brother on land, who turns out to be a less adventurous version of Max.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The brand defines its culture by its people, of course, as adventurous, disciplined, and especially thrilled by the heyday of World Cup soccer stars like Diego Maradona.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sauter pleaded no contest to several charges, including vehicular homicide and careless operation of a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license resulting in death.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy wasted a superb opening round with two careless double bogeys leaving him seven shots behind.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the assumption of massive demand has proven foolhardy.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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His flashiest assists were offset by foolhardy turnovers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Reckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckless. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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