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Adjective
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His Victor is the product of a coddling mother (Mia Goth), who dies young and leaves him emotionally adrift, and a domineering father (Charles Dance), who molds him into a brilliant but heedless inventor.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025 -
Something essential in the story of Dreyfus—defiance of French institutions and their heedless consensus—did indeed come through.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kendall took off his shirt, unmindful of the scar slashing down his torso.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The unmindful construction planning, noise and light pollution, and Tesla traffic jams have meanwhile done nothing to endear the diner to those living nearby — the lifeblood of most successful restaurants — and anti-Musk demonstrators are organizing a series of protests at the location.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s the interest in Britney Spears and pop icons who had been assumed to be vacant, unthinking ingénues.—
Brandon Tensley,
CNN,
23 Dec. 2022
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The point is made: Pinocchio might have a hole where his heart should be, but is the unthinking servile person any less hollow?—
Michael Cavna,
Washington Post,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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Animal shelter employees were unaware that officials used the machine for narcotics, Halverson said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet most viewers are unaware of the complex coordination that takes place out of sight.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The fears of my imagination, the possibility of losing a child due to one inattentive moment, all combined to leave me gasping for breath.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the interview, Mustafa describes Seeley as inattentive and overly aggressive, both with his words and even physically in otherwise friendly pillow fights.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Real growth often lies in what’s still unconscious—truth over praise.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scientists found that hearing an infant in distress activates the autonomic nervous system—the body's unconscious control system for functions like breathing and digestion—causing our faces to literally get hotter.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The novel, after all, can be read today as an unknowing precursor to Interview with a Vampire or The Rocky Horror Picture Show.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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As such, when Mia brings an innocent, unknowing stranger back to her apartment and begins to torture him, Dexter— witnessing the events unfold from across the street — calls authorities and Mia is arrested.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Unheeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unheeding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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