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Recent Examples of unknowingly
Fraudulent streaming schemes can happen to major artists either unknowingly or through the actions of a third party.
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Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The two met over coffee in the over-50 matchmaking site OurTime — despite Lamott having unknowingly rejected Allen earlier on the same site.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Woodard said she had unknowingly been booked on an American Airlines bus service that transports passengers between the two cities, rather than a traditional flight.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
This finding means that researchers could be unknowingly overestimating microplastic abundance in the environment when handling their samples with gloves.
—Anne McNeil, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2018, seventeen-year-old landscaper Alex Childress was rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns on his face after unknowingly trimming giant hogweed.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
William Villalba, who lives in Hialeah, said he was unknowingly photographed speeding by a school without ever receiving violation notices in the mail.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
The trend was kicked off — perhaps unknowingly — by McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, whose lackluster nibble of the new Big Arch burger was widely teased by the internet last month.
—Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
There are also cases where companies have prosecuted farmers who unknowingly find GM plants in their fields, and who then became the target of expensive lawsuits.
—Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The two met over coffee in the over-50 matchmaking site OurTime — despite Lamott having unknowingly rejected Allen earlier on the same site.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Woodard said she had unknowingly been booked on an American Airlines bus service that transports passengers between the two cities, rather than a traditional flight.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
This finding means that researchers could be unknowingly overestimating microplastic abundance in the environment when handling their samples with gloves.
—Anne McNeil, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2018, seventeen-year-old landscaper Alex Childress was rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns on his face after unknowingly trimming giant hogweed.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
William Villalba, who lives in Hialeah, said he was unknowingly photographed speeding by a school without ever receiving violation notices in the mail.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
The trend was kicked off — perhaps unknowingly — by McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, whose lackluster nibble of the new Big Arch burger was widely teased by the internet last month.
—Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
There are also cases where companies have prosecuted farmers who unknowingly find GM plants in their fields, and who then became the target of expensive lawsuits.
—Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowingly
Adverb
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In presenting the Best Actor winners, Adrien Brody perfectly, if perhaps unconsciously, echoed Johnson’s remarks from more than 50 years earlier.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Ryland then unwittingly finds himself on an interstellar mission that includes meeting an alien, Rocky.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other than the cool trophies and the Diamondbacks trampling, the most notable show Thursday was unwittingly staged by Dodger Stadium itself.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board members last week approved a nearly $348,000 contract with a company that unintentionally leaked students data in 2024.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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But a bug added the Mic Drop to many emails unintentionally and Google had to turn it off.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Unknowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowingly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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