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Recent Examples of rashness
And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
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Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
At other times, the result can be both immediate and devastating, as seen in many traffic accidents caused by impatience, inattentiveness, or rashness.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
At other times, the result can be both immediate and devastating, as seen in many traffic accidents caused by impatience, inattentiveness, or rashness.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rashness
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Courage lies somewhere between cowardice and recklessness, generosity between stinginess and extravagance.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Elias Thomas, 25, is charged with criminal recklessness and unlawful carrying of a handgun.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Paranoia’s impulsiveness, fixation, and self consciousness are mirrored in romance as a desire to be perceived in a particular way by a specific audience, a curiosity to uncover something deeper and more vital, and the desire to disappear into a world safe from outside perceptions.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lofland says that while Cooper’s decisions might frustrate the audience, his impulsiveness is an important part of what makes the character tick.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2025
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What few at the time foresaw was that the region could be delivered to China through Trump’s sheer impetuosity, or his inability to think before posting.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.—
Michele Gelfand,
Foreign Affairs,
22 June 2021
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Coach Sean Miller will focus on his team's carelessness with the ball at half; Texas has nine turnovers compared to two for Auburn.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other was carelessness that led to Gonzalez’s clean look.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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What other spot in the Golden State so perfectly captures the state’s wildness and its simultaneous love of the ocean and the mountains?—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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First-time visitors might expect wildness, isolation, and more nature than culture.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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That’s not so much honesty as impulsivity, no?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, teen brains are still developing, particularly in the areas related to impulsivity and decision-making, says Erin Palmwood, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, neuroscience researcher, and college professor with Soleil Psychology.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2026
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Plaintiffs in the Los Angeles bellwether and related cases have sought to get around those protections by relying on claims about corporate negligence and flawed product design, similar to those brought against opioid maker Purdue Pharma in recent years and Big Tobacco in the 1990s.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Google similarly denies any claims of negligence.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rashness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rashness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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