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as in daring
having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions
the reckless skiers were making everyone nervous by schussing down the mountainside at lightning speed
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as in courageous
foolishly adventurous or bold
the calamitous accident was caused by a reckless driver who cut off the semitrailer
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Recent Examples of reckless
He was sentenced to 10 years behind bars in 2001 on assault, gun possession and reckless endangerment charges for his role in a 1999 NYC nightclub shooting that left two people wounded.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Though his bullets didn’t hit Taylor, his reckless gunfire underscored the chaos of that night.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
She was charged with reckless homicide in the death of Dakota Levi Stevens.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
This is the Republican Party under Trump: shrugging off the well-being of Veterans while pushing reckless cuts.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Though his bullets didn’t hit Taylor, his reckless gunfire underscored the chaos of that night.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
She was charged with reckless homicide in the death of Dakota Levi Stevens.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
This is the Republican Party under Trump: shrugging off the well-being of Veterans while pushing reckless cuts.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reckless
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Driving the news: None have been as daring as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has rankled the Democratic base by hosting a trio of hardline MAGA voices for the first three episodes of his new podcast.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine's daring incursion last August led to the first occupation of Russian soil by foreign troops since World War II and embarrassed the Kremlin.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Her courageous work in eastern Ukraine stands in direct contrast to Trump and Putin, who heap praise on each other and ignore the devastation to Ukraine, an ignorance that not even death and injury to women and children can penetrate.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The book’s premise revolves around Zachary, a courageous eight-year-old diagnosed with a terminal pediatric cancer, who has an enlightening dream where God approaches him with a mission.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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That would be daredevil buddies Max and Benj Cave (brothers whose middle names are both Storror), Callum and Sacha Powell (also brothers), Drew Taylor, Toby Segar and Josh Burnett-Blake, who started out simply horsing around, filming pranks and sharing them online.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Bengal mix feline loves participating in whatever his daredevil owner, Ivan Kuznetsov, does.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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LaBruce’s idiosyncrasy is connected to the fearless audacity of his brave, tragic inspiration, Pasolini.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Scott’s act of mass ventriloquism—patient, playful, physically astute and ultimately brave—clarifies something at the heart of Chekhov’s play.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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By failing to address the underlying causes of bird flu, the USDA's plan will likely cause more instability by continuing to reimburse farmers engaged in risky and irresponsible practices—while failing to safeguard public health.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The declaration was denounced by many public health experts as unscientific and irresponsible.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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In Shanghai, China, at No. 8, thousands of years of food history have been perfected in today’s adventurous culinary scene.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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One cat’s adventurous life forced some of the city’s top officials, including the police chief and several running for office in next month’s elections, to leave City Hall and talk solutions Wednesday on the streets where Carrot once roamed.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Heat committed 14 turnovers, several of them particularly careless, and shot just 9 for 37 (24.3 percent) on threes.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Nests are usually placed on a horizontal conifer branch less than 10 feet above the ground, which makes sense, given the careless, rickety appearance of their design.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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His flashiest assists were offset by foolhardy turnovers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The forecasting teams were also brave (or foolhardy) enough to make forecasts early, which required projecting months into the future.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2015
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“Reckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckless. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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