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Recent Examples of inadvertently
That decision drives the episode’s final sequence, in which Marcus inadvertently brings together two kids who should have grown up together, Avery Jarrett (née Stevens) and Alex Baldwin.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
As funding shrinks, communities in hard-to-reach regions, where immunizing children is more expensive to begin with, may inadvertently lose out, exacerbating existing health disparities.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
In building a machine of extraordinary productive capacity, the scientific and engineering communities inadvertently created a closed monetary system.
—Tejpaul Bhatia, Fortune, 20 May 2026
As organizations increasingly integrate AI into their workflows, sensitive information like internal documents, strategic discussions, and proprietary insights can inadvertently become part of training data or external outputs.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Friday night’s fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.
—Warren Mayes, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Friday night's fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The story follows a girl training to be a caregiver who inadvertently tells her indebted boyfriend about a rich patient living in a large mansion.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
As funding shrinks, communities in hard-to-reach regions, where immunizing children is more expensive to begin with, may inadvertently lose out, exacerbating existing health disparities.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
In building a machine of extraordinary productive capacity, the scientific and engineering communities inadvertently created a closed monetary system.
—Tejpaul Bhatia, Fortune, 20 May 2026
As organizations increasingly integrate AI into their workflows, sensitive information like internal documents, strategic discussions, and proprietary insights can inadvertently become part of training data or external outputs.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Friday night’s fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.
—Warren Mayes, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Friday night's fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The story follows a girl training to be a caregiver who inadvertently tells her indebted boyfriend about a rich patient living in a large mansion.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertently
Adverb
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According to investigators with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, the fire was accidentally sparked by a person performing work on his residential property.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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More than 90,000 were assaulted and 28 were accidentally killed, the FBI said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Shot in 1914, the young men are unwittingly walking into the future, just as Sander himself was blazing a path others would follow.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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In the series, while visiting Japan on the ultimate foodie adventure, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy unwittingly unleash hundreds of mythical monsters that are causing trouble across the country.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Months later, the SMU product suffered a season-ending LCL injury in Week 4 after Patrick Mahomes unintentionally crashed into his knee.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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But at a YouTube creator and press event the night earlier — timed, unintentionally but still tellingly, opposite the Disney upfront — a buzzy gathering with a host of creators suggested just how much energy the Google unit really had.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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Do painters unconsciously use similar shapes, contours or compositions to elicit an emotional response?—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sixty years ago, the home opener happened to fortuitously fall during spring break.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Some are dumped carelessly back into local waters.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Here Athane and Nguyen rather carelessly traffic in AIDS allegory, which clangs badly against the movie’s otherwise silly, lighthearted demeanor.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inadvertently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertently. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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