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as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
Blindness or willful ignorance of the future is an extremely risky path to pursue.
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Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The recent malicious defamation and degradation of DEI is based at best on ignorance and at worst, on racial bias and stereotyping.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The armor shielding democracy from ignorance, propaganda and conspiracies starts with the local paper.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Perhaps my words are not correct, many times due to ignorance or pure mistake.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The recent malicious defamation and degradation of DEI is based at best on ignorance and at worst, on racial bias and stereotyping.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The armor shielding democracy from ignorance, propaganda and conspiracies starts with the local paper.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Perhaps my words are not correct, many times due to ignorance or pure mistake.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
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The National Financial Educators Council reports that financial illiteracy cost Americans more than $436 billion in 2022.—
Dr. Aman Alzubier,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Johnson also highlighted the dangers of financial illiteracy, referencing both the 2008 financial crisis and the current student loan crisis as examples of how a lack of understanding can lead to catastrophic outcomes.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Davis has maintained his innocence, however, and fans of the California hip-hop legend will have to wait a little bit longer to see if the case has actually been cracked after a Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the trial be postponed by nearly a year.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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That Cantu maintained his innocence for more than 20 years, up until his execution on Feb. 28, 2024.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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For me that’s always been identity, men, technology, and my own stupidity.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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Betting against Mahomes in a big game fits in nicely with all the stupidity going around.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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Making any judgements about the actual validity of their complaints is the height of foolishness right now, with so much legal process runway still ahead.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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