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Recent Examples of involuntarily
Because gun violence has been left out of the marketing, viewers may be caught off guard and exposed to this content involuntarily.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Parents whose children are removed from their homes involuntarily have the right to appear before a judge within 24 hours.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The neuroscience behind synesthesia Neurologist Richard Cytowic has spent decades studying synesthesia, the phenomenon where one sense involuntarily triggers another.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
His relentless harassment left Wilkens in a fragile state of mind; twice that spring, she was involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Sheriff's officials said Strouble was involuntarily committed during that incident last year.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Three of the hospices were later involuntarily decertified by CMS.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Twenty people did not die on our streets this winter because they were not involuntarily removed, or because there wasn’t an available apartment.
—Barbara A. Blair, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
He was sent to a state hospital for treatment and involuntarily placed on medication.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Parents whose children are removed from their homes involuntarily have the right to appear before a judge within 24 hours.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The neuroscience behind synesthesia Neurologist Richard Cytowic has spent decades studying synesthesia, the phenomenon where one sense involuntarily triggers another.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
His relentless harassment left Wilkens in a fragile state of mind; twice that spring, she was involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Sheriff's officials said Strouble was involuntarily committed during that incident last year.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Three of the hospices were later involuntarily decertified by CMS.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Twenty people did not die on our streets this winter because they were not involuntarily removed, or because there wasn’t an available apartment.
—Barbara A. Blair, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
He was sent to a state hospital for treatment and involuntarily placed on medication.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for involuntarily
Adverb
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Each time a cell divides, its DNA is copied, but mistakes inevitably creep in.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kuo believes the question of unification will inevitably be resolved during Xi’s tenure, but is concerned Xi will opt for a more aggressive approach, such as a blockade or invasion, as relations between Beijing and Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party have deteriorated.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The office of attorney general is, unavoidably, a political position that requires political skill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Still, Zack’s woodworking unavoidably generates noise and dust.—
Kayla Levy,
Curbed,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The new biennials that emerged in non-Western cities in these years offered an alternative to this idea that difference necessarily leads to conflict, proposing spaces in which difference could be staged without being territorialized.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Not that any of this will necessarily be a problem for the youngsters, or for nostalgic adults who grew up playing the Nintendo games and seem intent on never moving on from their childhood obsessions.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The debate comes down, inescapably, to the question of alignment.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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That fresh, clean feeling In our wild, wild world — one that feels inescapably loud — many of us crave something simple and settling at home.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Involuntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involuntarily. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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