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Recent Examples of accidentally
The teen had accidentally shot himself in the lower body, investigators said.
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Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026
The silicone prosthetics were incredibly thin, which meant that putting a ring through them could rip them if they were accidentally tugged or pulled too hard.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 3 Feb. 2026
Cher went viral for accidentally declaring Luther Vandross as the Record of the Year winner instead of SZA and Kendrick Lamar.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Anderson had accidentally discovered antimatter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026
The silicone prosthetics were incredibly thin, which meant that putting a ring through them could rip them if they were accidentally tugged or pulled too hard.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 3 Feb. 2026
Cher went viral for accidentally declaring Luther Vandross as the Record of the Year winner instead of SZA and Kendrick Lamar.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Anderson had accidentally discovered antimatter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidentally
Adverb
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This stylistic approach allows Herbert to expertly avoid inadvertently selling Natchez itself, instead focusing on how this town’s peculiar relationship to an overwhelming past still lives inside those doing the selling.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Pittsburgh’s Erik Karlsson inadvertently gloved the puck between the legs of Penguins goalie Artūrs Šilovs.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Cady tries to take down Regina but unintentionally transforms into a bully by trying to fit in.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
1 Feb. 2026
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Florida cannot afford policies that unintentionally weaken the workforce sustaining care in underserved areas.—
José Sosa-Palacios,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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
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One of those belongs to Arkansas-native Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James' agent and close friend Rich Paul.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Jan. 2026
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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The margins between top teams have shrunk, intangibles such as fit, culture and identity are more impactful than ever and the number of teams that can aspire to win a national championship seems to have expanded, fortuitously, along with the CFP.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The following week – fortuitously a bye week for the Knights – Curtis had his first chemo treatment at the Mayo Clinic.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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What will be the nefarious next move from the cunning Lady Araminta Gun (Katie Leung) and the casually cruel Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao)?—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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Local musicians rotate casually on and off the tiny stage.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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