as in inadvertently
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This can help relieve some symptoms if your child accidentally comes in contact with an allergen.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Even Andrew Madley, the referee, fell victim to the vortex of Paqueta’s aura when he was accidentally brought down by the Brazilian.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The best ones have an attachment mechanism that is hard to pull down, so babies don’t accidentally hurt themselves.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
With barely any gas in the tank, his truck accidentally rolled backward into the Secret Service car behind him.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Even Andrew Madley, the referee, fell victim to the vortex of Paqueta’s aura when he was accidentally brought down by the Brazilian.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The best ones have an attachment mechanism that is hard to pull down, so babies don’t accidentally hurt themselves.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
With barely any gas in the tank, his truck accidentally rolled backward into the Secret Service car behind him.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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