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as in neglectfulness
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole
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as in neglect
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
the factory's owners are being charged with criminal negligence for the fire that killed a dozen workers
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Recent Examples of negligence
The film captures her personal and poetic journey through medical interventions, ancient rituals, and the loss of her newborn child due to medical negligence.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Burning through that much money is negligence.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, claims negligence by the fraternity led to Strain’s death and names the organization and individual members as defendants.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The culture and system of DOC has solidified into this morass of unaccountability and negligence that can probably only be excised from without, by an official not tethered to it or the city’s broader political strictures.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Burning through that much money is negligence.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, claims negligence by the fraternity led to Strain’s death and names the organization and individual members as defendants.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The culture and system of DOC has solidified into this morass of unaccountability and negligence that can probably only be excised from without, by an official not tethered to it or the city’s broader political strictures.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
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Anderson was arrested and charged with child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some states routinely charge women with child neglect or endangerment for drug use during pregnancy (and even prescription medications have raised alarms).—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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These setbacks highlight the inherent risks of space operations, where even minor failures can cost hundreds of millions and set timelines back by months or years.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 Apr. 2025
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Saturday's talks in Rome between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran over the rogue regime’s failure to dismantle its illicit nuclear weapons program have raised pressing questions about whether Tehran will adhere to a new deal.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Burgum claimed the project's approval under the Biden administration was rushed and lacked proper oversight.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By default, the request will go to Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency appeals arising from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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The on-ramp was a 12-month moratorium on reporting loan defaults to credit bureaus to protect borrowers.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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