mindlessness

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Noun
  • The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.
    Siena Gagliano, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Beausoleil makes that claim, and argues that stupidity and self-preservation is also a sound reason for the Manson murders.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Brooks – an author of books on the human condition -- is careful to delineate stupidity from intelligence.
    John Baldoni, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Despite his confession, Moseley pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the trial for Kitty's slaying.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Smith’s attorneys argued that he should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, records show.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • More recently, however, both the manosphere and the alt-right have adopted the term cuck as a more general synonym for weakness, desperation and foolishness.
    Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Walking can benefit people with low back pain and help maintain bone density.
    Tim Petrie, DPT, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The 13-inch iPad Air has a resolution of 2,732 by 2,048 pixels for the same density of 264 ppi.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Mindlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mindlessness. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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