as in reckless
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
a bike messenger who regularly cuts across busy city streets with a kamikaze boldness
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Recent Examples of kamikaze
The Switchblade drone is the newest form of lethal assistance -- a small kamikaze-style drone launched from a tube that can track and attack armored targets.
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Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2022
The annexation plans were shelved, not canceled, and not in response to the Palestinians’ kamikaze-style pressure tactics.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2020
On the morning of May 1, George Sherwood, a 17-year-old signalman, stood watch on the bridge as it was attacked by a kamikaze aircraft; 48 servicemen were killed or went missing, and more than a hundred others were wounded.
—New York Times, 21 May 2020
The USS Nevada also played a key role in the invasion of Okinawa, where a Japanese kamikaze attack on March 27, 1945 left 11 of the ship's crew members dead and 41 wounded.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 13 May 2020
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Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2022
The annexation plans were shelved, not canceled, and not in response to the Palestinians’ kamikaze-style pressure tactics.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2020
On the morning of May 1, George Sherwood, a 17-year-old signalman, stood watch on the bridge as it was attacked by a kamikaze aircraft; 48 servicemen were killed or went missing, and more than a hundred others were wounded.
—New York Times, 21 May 2020
The USS Nevada also played a key role in the invasion of Okinawa, where a Japanese kamikaze attack on March 27, 1945 left 11 of the ship's crew members dead and 41 wounded.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 13 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kamikaze
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Frank Santoro with the L.A. County district attorney’s office argued the probation department was making the necessary improvements and releasing youth inside would be reckless.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s become poised to the point of being unrecognizable from his Young Josh days as a gunslinging, sometimes reckless quarterback who sometimes took himself, his teammates and Bills fans on Sunday roller-coaster rides.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Due to his high-flying, daredevil move set and unique presentation, Hardy became one of the most popular WWE Superstars of the 2000s.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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In 1910, a quarter of a million people had spent 10 days swooning over the Los Angeles International Aviation Meet — the nation’s first daredevil airshow.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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Indie filmmakers can make the daring projects a studio never would and do so on the cheap.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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They were rescued on July 2, 2008, in a daring military extraction known as Operation Jaque.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Kamikaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kamikaze. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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