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
Brokenhearted, Michelle takes to sleeping in late and grows even more forgetful and sad.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
According to Kids Car and Safety, an organization dedicated to child well-being around vehicles, 88% of children who die in hot cars are age 3 or younger, and a majority of them, 55%, were left by a forgetful but otherwise loving and responsible parent or guardian.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
And there will inevitably be things in both of you that will be grating: One of you doesn’t take the trash out enough; one of you is forgetful; one of you snores; one of you crunches their food loudly (guilty).
—Kitty Ruskin, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
There has also been an array of recent stories, in The Washington Post and elsewhere, detailing Biden’s slip-ups in office and on the campaign trail, with the president appearing to be more frail and forgetful in recent months.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
According to Kids Car and Safety, an organization dedicated to child well-being around vehicles, 88% of children who die in hot cars are age 3 or younger, and a majority of them, 55%, were left by a forgetful but otherwise loving and responsible parent or guardian.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
And there will inevitably be things in both of you that will be grating: One of you doesn’t take the trash out enough; one of you is forgetful; one of you snores; one of you crunches their food loudly (guilty).
—Kitty Ruskin, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
There has also been an array of recent stories, in The Washington Post and elsewhere, detailing Biden’s slip-ups in office and on the campaign trail, with the president appearing to be more frail and forgetful in recent months.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
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Some of the best and brightest Atlanta-area criminal defense attorneys were entirely preoccupied.Anthony Michael Kreis, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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People are too preoccupied with day-to-day life and are not well enough educated to do anything about it.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Befuddling sales processes, complex product offerings, and a lack of business transparency have left people feeling more confused than protected in outdated models that don't empower consumers to choose for themselves.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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That rule is forgiving to absent-minded voters, but slows tallying because those ballots still need to go through signature checks and other processes.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Colleagues described him as an absent-minded professor type.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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More often than not, companies today are oblivious to encryption as a data security tool and are content to use perimeter security measures like firewalls, monitoring and multifactor authentication to guard against would-be adversaries.Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The band members are by no means oblivious to the seismic momentum of Beatlemania, becoming virtual prisoners at New York’s Plaza Hotel as it’s surrounded by a mob of screaming fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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The clip received more than 3,900 shares and 4.1 million views on X. In the footage a young girl dressed in pink walks along the chilled aisle of a superstore, throwing products as bewildered customers look on.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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