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as in neglectfulness
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole
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as in neglect
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
the factory's owners are being charged with criminal negligence for the fire that killed a dozen workers
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Recent Examples of negligence
The film captures her personal and poetic journey through medical interventions, ancient rituals, and the loss of her newborn child due to medical negligence.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Burning through that much money is negligence.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, claims negligence by the fraternity led to Strain’s death and names the organization and individual members as defendants.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The culture and system of DOC has solidified into this morass of unaccountability and negligence that can probably only be excised from without, by an official not tethered to it or the city’s broader political strictures.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Burning through that much money is negligence.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, claims negligence by the fraternity led to Strain’s death and names the organization and individual members as defendants.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The culture and system of DOC has solidified into this morass of unaccountability and negligence that can probably only be excised from without, by an official not tethered to it or the city’s broader political strictures.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligence
Noun
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Biden administration officials said the staffing rule was intended to limit cases of resident neglect or delays in care.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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People who’ve grown up with difficult family dynamics, emotional neglect or trauma may find comfort in someone who has walked a similar path.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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These setbacks highlight the inherent risks of space operations, where even minor failures can cost hundreds of millions and set timelines back by months or years.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 Apr. 2025
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But in reality, every success is built on a failure.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Burgum claimed the project's approval under the Biden administration was rushed and lacked proper oversight.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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By default, the request will go to Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency appeals arising from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Many devices are not secure by default, and frequent vulnerabilities are discovered.—
AJ Bubb,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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