as in preoccupied
inclined to forget what one has learned or to do what one should
we become more forgetful as we get older
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Recent Examples of forgetful
For the uninitiated or the forgetful, here’s everything to consider for New York’s primetime looks.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Angels ascending, angels descending, angels serving breakfast; weeping, forgetful, vigilant, doubting, full of hope.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Plus, people can be forgetful and seem to lose memories that were once in their heads.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Higher-elevation birds failed to predict where the food would be each day, unlike some of the more forgetful birds from lower elevations.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Angels ascending, angels descending, angels serving breakfast; weeping, forgetful, vigilant, doubting, full of hope.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Plus, people can be forgetful and seem to lose memories that were once in their heads.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Higher-elevation birds failed to predict where the food would be each day, unlike some of the more forgetful birds from lower elevations.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
Adjective
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After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Washington became preoccupied with what Vindman calls an improbable worst-case scenario — that Moscow would make good on threats to go nuclear — and sent Ukraine insufficient arms.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The rebels may be seeking to capitalize on a weakened government whose key allies are heavily preoccupied with other conflicts.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
30 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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While older teens might appreciate its message about family and independence, younger kids will likely be more confused than entertained.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ludwig Von Drake Ludwig Von Drake is the wise and eccentric professor who is known to be brilliant, but sometimes an absent-minded scientist and inventor.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Your nails go through a lot: handwashing, polishing, maybe some absent-minded picking (guilty).—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Fifty-three and childless when the foundation opened its doors, Barnes was not oblivious to the need to arrange its future beyond his lifetime.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Best’s dive buddy Pascal was diving underwater, oblivious to the danger.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Spaun looked bewildered as Rory stalked past him toward the 17th green.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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