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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Registered participants will be automatically entered into the Bike Anywhere Day Sweepstakes for the chance to win one of five e-bikes, courtesy of Ridepanda.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Federal regulations require banks to automatically protect two months' worth of Social Security deposits from garnishment if a creditor obtains a levy on your account.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 May 2026
At the Singapore leg of its annual Agentforce World Tour series of conferences, Salesforce touted its new Headless 360, an initiative that allows AI agents to read data and trigger workflows automatically on Salesforce’s customer relationship management platform.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Lawmakers this year passed a requirement that new driver IDs are shared automatically with the state elections office, but that doesn’t go into effect until January 2027.
—Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
But that value does not reveal itself automatically.
—Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
While most rival chatbots retain chat history data to train their AI models and provide more personalized responses, Apple wants to give its users the option to automatically delete their chats at regular intervals.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
Under Italy’s citizenship system, many are not automatically recognized as Italian at birth and may have to apply later in life.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Registered participants will be automatically entered into the Bike Anywhere Day Sweepstakes for the chance to win one of five e-bikes, courtesy of Ridepanda.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Federal regulations require banks to automatically protect two months' worth of Social Security deposits from garnishment if a creditor obtains a levy on your account.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 May 2026
At the Singapore leg of its annual Agentforce World Tour series of conferences, Salesforce touted its new Headless 360, an initiative that allows AI agents to read data and trigger workflows automatically on Salesforce’s customer relationship management platform.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Lawmakers this year passed a requirement that new driver IDs are shared automatically with the state elections office, but that doesn’t go into effect until January 2027.
—Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
But that value does not reveal itself automatically.
—Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
While most rival chatbots retain chat history data to train their AI models and provide more personalized responses, Apple wants to give its users the option to automatically delete their chats at regular intervals.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
Under Italy’s citizenship system, many are not automatically recognized as Italian at birth and may have to apply later in life.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automatically
Adverb
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In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Instead of haphazardly brushing it into your palm or reaching for a dripping sponge, try a handheld vacuum for a far more efficient solution.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Except rather than giving it to her, Bear impulsively uses it himself.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Tshisekedi also suggested the sanctions reflected a broader alignment between his administration and Washington, dismissing any notion that the US had acted impulsively.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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On May 14, Keller Public Safety posted a dashcam video on Facebook of a group of at least seven pre-teen and teens who police say drove recklessly and evaded police on Johnson Road.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Gray and his superb cast are in blazing form and full command here in a bruising movie that reveals the heavy price of pursuing the American Dream too recklessly, instead of heeding Aeschylus’ words.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Automatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automatically. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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