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Recent Examples of heedless Our goal is to bleed Russia dry with Ukrainian soldiers and sacrifices heedless of the industrial-scale suffering inflicted on the Ukrainian people. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025 To this day, heedless shootings at parades are not unheard of in the Big Easy. Maurice Carlos Ruffin, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 The gunman raised the weapon, heedless of a woman standing nearby on the sidewalk. Maria Cramer, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Phishing sites are fraudulent pages that ape secure sites and try to fool heedless visitors into giving away their credentials. PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for heedless
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Adjective
  • The driver was cited for careless driving causing bodily injury, which is a misdemeanor traffic offense, according to state law.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
  • Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 79, the alleged operator of the boat that struck the teen, has been charged with two misdemeanors for careless operation of a vessel, according to the FWC.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Download apps only from the Google Play Store: Avoid third-party stores, which are more likely to host unsafe apps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, said violent protesters in Los Angeles had created an unsafe environment for local businesses.
    Tim Reid, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • In Colorado, reckless endangerment is a crime, defined as reckless conduct creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person, punishable by jail and/or a fine.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 17 June 2025

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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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