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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
The problem with Colorado’s current poop protocol, Thomas said, isn’t ignorance.
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
After that, ignorance will be bliss for the would-be moneybags.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Cancer experts told The Hill that research toward cervical cancer prevention and treatment receives less funding compared to other diseases for three main reasons: low late-stage survival rates, ignorance of how prevalent the disease is and stigma surrounding it.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
At one time, because of ignorance, businesses didn’t know what to do with computers.
—Divya Parekh, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
After that, ignorance will be bliss for the would-be moneybags.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Cancer experts told The Hill that research toward cervical cancer prevention and treatment receives less funding compared to other diseases for three main reasons: low late-stage survival rates, ignorance of how prevalent the disease is and stigma surrounding it.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
At one time, because of ignorance, businesses didn’t know what to do with computers.
—Divya Parekh, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ignorance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
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Unfashionable clubs like Brentford, Brighton, and Hove Albion have leveraged the statistical illiteracy that pervades the world's most popular game to great success.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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In short, the Sanders idea is a frank expression of economic illiteracy.Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
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According to one lawyer, his client proved his innocence with a lie detector test.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film captures the innocence and magic of childhood, brought to life through collaboration with Salaam Baalak Trust and the insights of NGOs such as the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation and Save the Children.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
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Watch stupidity and laziness (my much better working title for The End of Work was The End of Laziness) rapidly disappear as technological advance erases so much of what people used to do for a living in favor of living for work.John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Their books’ fantasies of martyrdom and religious metaphysics are a feint so as not to recognize the need for socialism at home and abroad, and to obscure American stupidity.Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
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Fonseca got tough and the line between bravery and foolishness, at times, became imperceptible.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The problem is not the companies but the system, whose foolishness is very clear to those, like me, who have spent decades abroad.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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