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Recent Examples of unprompted
Table service at Commune is seamless, as glasses of wine or fresh cocktails appear almost unprompted.
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Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Johnson spoke about how good the NFC North is before taking an unprompted shot at Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The central reason, which Canales brought up unprompted, was penalties.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
An unprompted injury like that just seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for his career.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Johnson spoke about how good the NFC North is before taking an unprompted shot at Packers head coach Matt LaFleur.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The central reason, which Canales brought up unprompted, was penalties.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
An unprompted injury like that just seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for his career.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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Placental insufficiency, in which the organ fails to develop or function properly, is a leading cause of spontaneous preterm birth, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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That kind of flexibility leads to spontaneous nights where what started off as an intimate hang expands into an all-out party.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For Caldwell, weighing the risks of his work has always felt more like a mental abstraction, an algorithm of constantly shifting variables, than an instinctive act of self-preservation.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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There is a sense of the body moving through the work, leaving behind gestures that feel both deliberate and instinctive.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Nolan Schanuel drove in automatic runner Adam Frazier with a one-out sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-7 walk-off win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility There are plenty of elevators, wheelchair-accessible rooms, accessible parking, and wheelchair entrances with automatic doors for the lagoon entrance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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