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Recent Examples of heedless Phishing sites are fraudulent pages that ape secure sites and try to fool heedless visitors into giving away their credentials. PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 For better or for worse, Henri Bendel and the Worlds He Fashioned is a complete story: The book takes us up to 2019, when the store, in the heedless hands of L Brands, closed up shop for good. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024 Victor approached the table, and began eating the steaks, heedless of the humans shouting and banging pots. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024 These days, though, most poker players are not heedless, risk-seeking gamblers. Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for heedless 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heedless
Adjective
  • The deal does not however, require her to testify against Samantha, who is still facing 17 felonies, including criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation, driving under the influence, failure to provide proof of insurance, careless driving and speeding.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The careless boating misdemeanors carry a penalty of 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Parking in unauthorized areas causes unsafe conditions.
    Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Countless studies show that heavy metals, like lead and mercury, are unsafe at any levels in the human body.
    Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • As with much of U.S. politics right now, Texas v Becerra feels like a reckless attempt to pull us back to a former time.
    Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
  • After reviewing the police investigation, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, against Lopez, Barrington police said.
    Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Heedless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heedless. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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