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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
But then hours later, the sheriff's department went back to the family's home near the North Carolina border, where Patterson was handcuffed, arrested, booked on suspicion of reckless conduct and forced to post $500 bail.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
That summer, Jean Chambers, an artist whose Scottish terrier had befriended my dog in Riverside Park, was killed when a serially reckless driver, Roberto Mercado, mowed her down on West End Avenue at 95th Street.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
In the event that such a reckless effort were poised to reverse the outcome of the presidential race, the resulting crisis could spur the remaining states to take extraordinary measures to protect the democratic order.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Both tallies are outpacing last year’s five fatalities and 118 arrests, which can yield a charge of reckless endangerment, the department said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mai appeared in a daring backless dress with a high halter neck.Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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His drumming was essential to the daring leap the Bee Gees made into the disco years, providing an insistent pulse for some of the decade’s most memorable hits.Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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In 1910, a quarter of a million people had spent 10 days swooning over the Los Angeles International Aviation Meet — the nation’s first daredevil airshow.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Planes were first introduced into combat service during World War I, and the pioneering pilots who manned them became masters of the air, deploying daredevil maneuvers to outwit the enemy.Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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Your next breakthrough starts with one brave move today.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The game's protagonist is as brave and strong as the original, yes, but much more chipper, with a quip, joke or pun for almost every interaction.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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However, Proposition 4 is a fiscally irresponsible way to fund these important programs.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The tech companies have been downright irresponsible.Jason Parham, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024
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Chances are good our adventurous readers have taken a trip that’s right up your alley — and then shared not only their travel adventures but their practical tips, too.Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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While best known for its flashy entertainment and adventurous activities — from bumper cars and ice skating to surfing and indoor skydiving simulators — Royal Caribbean offers something for all types of travelers.Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump, so ignorant of the past and so careless about the future, is a present-tense kind of candidate.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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These strategies, while not foolproof, can help mitigate the growing threat posed by insiders—whether malicious or simply careless.Rich Vibert, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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To ask the most American of movie stars to play this iconic English figure was foolhardy, and his down-to-earth authenticity gets him nowhere in the role.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Overshadowing the endorsement was a foolhardy rhetorical flourish that insulted key voting blocs courted by the Republican nominee in his campaign against the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Grover Cleveland.Robert B. Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Reckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reckless. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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