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Recent Examples of accidentally
The mobster collapsed onto Lester and accidentally drove the cleaver into his own chest.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
The wolves killed were a breeding pair and two other adults, plus a juvenile that was mistaken for an adult and killed accidentally.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Passengers on a flight departing Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) were left waiting on the tarmac after a flight attendant accidentally deployed the aircraft’s emergency slide.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
The wolves killed were a breeding pair and two other adults, plus a juvenile that was mistaken for an adult and killed accidentally.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
However, when Victor accidentally resurrects a dead Victorian-era woman named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), he's transported to the much more lively Land of the Dead — ultimately forcing him to choose between his mortal fiancée and his new corpse bride.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Passengers on a flight departing Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) were left waiting on the tarmac after a flight attendant accidentally deployed the aircraft’s emergency slide.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidentally
Adverb
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However, many federal workers will inadvertently have the day off this year due to the ongoing government shutdown.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the complaint, Baldwin’s lawyers suggested that Kenney had inadvertently commingled live rounds into a supply of dummy rounds.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Toronto Blue Jays waved him to first base four times and walked him once unintentionally in the final nine innings of a record-tying 18-inning game the Dodgers won.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mika Rotunda wrote in a post on social media that Windham unintentionally misspoke.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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If the answer to this question is no, a business runs the risk of unwittingly exposing its data, despite its security measures.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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If so, Scoresby unwittingly described the effects of a shift in the quantity of solar radiation that reached Earth’s surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The author recalled having a nightmare about his own family and unconsciously tapping into his personal dilemmas, which provided the basis for the book by the time the sun rose.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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These themes surface naturally, maybe even unconsciously.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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But their next drive started fortuitously, when Nix seemingly overthrew a receiver only for the ball to fall into the hands of an awaiting Marvin Mims for a 29-yard gain.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
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This fall, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), MASS MoCA in Massachusetts and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago intertwine fortuitously on the subjects of land and migration.—
Miguel Figueroa,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Soon there’s a birthday party, Valentine’s Day, a brit bat (aka a baby-naming ceremony), Purim (a celebration of Jewish deliverance casually referred to as Jewish Halloween), and a game night at a beer garden.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dacus appeared visibly confused by Monáe casually dropping some time-traveling lore.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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