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The blockbuster — which follows a treasure hunter who accidentally awakens a cursed Egyptian priest with supernatural powers — also cemented Fraser as a bankable action hero.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Without any sunlight to guide him, the man accidentally went off-trail and fell a couple of times without injury.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Parents should make sure the length of the costume is correct, so kids don’t accidentally step on it and trip.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Without any sunlight to guide him, the man accidentally went off-trail and fell a couple of times without injury.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Parents should make sure the length of the costume is correct, so kids don’t accidentally step on it and trip.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidentally
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Though Garfield is attending the RNC reluctantly to give a speech in support of his friend, Congressman James Blaine (Bradley Whitford), for the presidency, his rousing oration inadvertently earns him the nomination.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Historically, local shrimp fishers accidentally caught the small porpoises in gill nets, inadvertently killing them.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Vaquitas continued to be caught and unintentionally killed when fishers used these nets to target totoaba fish for their swim bladder—the part of a fish that regulates buoyancy—for sale in Chinese black markets.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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The whispers of China’s rise have been ongoing since the Obama administration, but the power that was unintentionally ceded due to the actions taken by the first and second Trump administrations cannot be overlooked.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Jacob plots to seduce his employers and gain an advantage from their industry connections, but unwittingly walks into a trap.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Leo had unwittingly opened a Pandora’s box.—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
31 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
Adverb
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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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Due to their minimalist design, these mule sneakers are easy to pair with a nice outfit while on vacation, or wear casually with a cute matching set to go to the airport.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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At the time, an insider told People magazine that Aniston and Curtis were casually dating and having fun.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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