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Recent Examples of unknowingly
Default settings matter, and when convenience is the default, most individuals will unknowingly trade control for ease of use.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Just last year, the Orlando Sentinel highlighted this systemic vulnerability through the harrowing story of a Georgia woman who unknowingly became a surrogate for another couple’s child after an embryo mix-up.
—Robert Travieso, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2018, Frankel, who suffers from a rare fish allergy, went into anaphylactic shock and spent several days in the ICU after eating soup that unknowingly contained fish flakes.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Without that context, product and assortment choices can unknowingly create avoidable financial and operational costs.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Strained body while lifting heavy loads, during which most people unknowingly hold their breath, increases heart rate and blood pressure.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
Straining the body while lifting heavy loads, during which most people unknowingly hold their breath, increases heart rate and blood pressure.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
The problem for many people, but especially early talent, Zelnick says, is that their values and goals are often unknowingly in conflict with each other.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Pokemon Go players unknowingly taking part in a gargantuan data-gathering operation seems a very familiar story in 2026, as the vast majority of generative AI models have been trained on the work of the public, without permission.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Just last year, the Orlando Sentinel highlighted this systemic vulnerability through the harrowing story of a Georgia woman who unknowingly became a surrogate for another couple’s child after an embryo mix-up.
—Robert Travieso, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2018, Frankel, who suffers from a rare fish allergy, went into anaphylactic shock and spent several days in the ICU after eating soup that unknowingly contained fish flakes.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Without that context, product and assortment choices can unknowingly create avoidable financial and operational costs.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Strained body while lifting heavy loads, during which most people unknowingly hold their breath, increases heart rate and blood pressure.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
Straining the body while lifting heavy loads, during which most people unknowingly hold their breath, increases heart rate and blood pressure.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026
The problem for many people, but especially early talent, Zelnick says, is that their values and goals are often unknowingly in conflict with each other.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Pokemon Go players unknowingly taking part in a gargantuan data-gathering operation seems a very familiar story in 2026, as the vast majority of generative AI models have been trained on the work of the public, without permission.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowingly
Adverb
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Pine has been chosen, unconsciously or not, by Roper as his heir and executioner.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Stafford played unbelievably, unconsciously, and should win the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award in a week and a half.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Too many parents, probably unwittingly, are conditioning their kids to be afraid of losing.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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But in their work on the MaxCut of graphs, Jin, Milojević, Tomon, and Zhang had unwittingly produced a hammer.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Sanitize pruning tools afterward to avoid unintentionally transferring spores elsewhere.—
Rachel Gillett,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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Which means that, while donation bins are one of the cheaper collection tools to scale, local rules may unintentionally choke off the collection network that the law depends on, especially as collection volumes rise.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unknowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowingly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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