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Recent Examples of recklessness
Courage lies somewhere between cowardice and recklessness, generosity between stinginess and extravagance.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Elias Thomas, 25, is charged with criminal recklessness and unlawful carrying of a handgun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
History suggests that declaring a front-runner in a presidential campaign nearly three years before Election Day is foolhardy to the point of recklessness.
—Adam Lashinsky, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
In June 2024, court records show, Moss was charged with three felony counts of domestic battery, three felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, two felony counts of intimidation and felony criminal recklessness.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Of course, recklessness is never a good idea.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Speed gets reframed as recklessness.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Always chasing what’s next, not out of recklessness, but out of a real appetite for life.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Denver needs free-agent signees Greenlaw and Hufanga to play downhill with full recklessness on Saturday.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Elias Thomas, 25, is charged with criminal recklessness and unlawful carrying of a handgun.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
History suggests that declaring a front-runner in a presidential campaign nearly three years before Election Day is foolhardy to the point of recklessness.
—Adam Lashinsky, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
In June 2024, court records show, Moss was charged with three felony counts of domestic battery, three felony counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, two felony counts of intimidation and felony criminal recklessness.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Of course, recklessness is never a good idea.
—Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Speed gets reframed as recklessness.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Always chasing what’s next, not out of recklessness, but out of a real appetite for life.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Denver needs free-agent signees Greenlaw and Hufanga to play downhill with full recklessness on Saturday.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recklessness
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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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And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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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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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
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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That, of course, is second only to the fiscal irresponsibility of our city leaders.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Despite their ongoing reliance on the United States in the short term, these allies will seek to protect themselves against American irresponsibility going forward.—
Robert E. Kelly,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Recklessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recklessness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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