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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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.
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Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
The sources described other episodes where Biden lost his train of thought or was forgetful.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 July 2024
Americans are facing a choice between an 81-year-old sage with a literal senatorial vein and forgetful streak or a 78-year-old blowhard dragging behind him felony convictions and looming indictments.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
The character is frequently forgetful and apologetic, and McAdams grounds her with a sort of awkward charm that feels completely lived-in.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
The sources described other episodes where Biden lost his train of thought or was forgetful.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 July 2024
Americans are facing a choice between an 81-year-old sage with a literal senatorial vein and forgetful streak or a 78-year-old blowhard dragging behind him felony convictions and looming indictments.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
The character is frequently forgetful and apologetic, and McAdams grounds her with a sort of awkward charm that feels completely lived-in.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgetful
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That’s great modeling because, when comforting a friend who is coping with a recent loss, many people become too preoccupied with what to say, Cormier says.Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Walter often spots her running hither and thither, seeming free in contrast with the increasingly preoccupied villagers for a harbinger of change has arrived in the form of the map-maker Quill (Arinzé Kene).Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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No matter how convinced someone might be that what’s inside each box is completely harmless, the mystery and misdirection of it all keep them confused and slightly scared.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That left a lot of Swifties sad, confused and wandering around, trying to find the bracelet sent from New Orleans.Arika Herron, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Levey, who didn’t keep documentation of his side of the bartering, acknowledges that a less absent-minded customer would have demanded clearer accounting.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The seemingly absent-minded senior only occasionally uses his toy to talk to nurses, who are largely charmed by the mostly mute Dave and his silent doll.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
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By 9 o’clock that evening, Reinhardt was seriously impressed—and apparently oblivious to the fact that the man before him was playing a role within a role.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Lewis Pullman, who stars as the bewildered Bob, is new to the supervillain force.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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