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Recent Examples of accidentally
Sierra explains that her mom had accidentally booked a Valentine’s reservation for the wrong night, then rebooked, leaving the earlier slot open for her and her friends.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
One of them, (Colin Farrell) has accidentally killed a young boy, and the other (Brendan Gleeson) has been ordered to off him.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Jayden Jones was killed on Sunday, April 5, when another teenager accidentally fired a gun and shot him in the chest inside a southwest Fort Worth apartment, police have said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
One of them, (Colin Farrell) has accidentally killed a young boy, and the other (Brendan Gleeson) has been ordered to off him.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Jayden Jones was killed on Sunday, April 5, when another teenager accidentally fired a gun and shot him in the chest inside a southwest Fort Worth apartment, police have said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidentally
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These historic moments are often long overdue in a way that inadvertently highlights how far behind the curve the festival was at one point, and, to some degree, continues to be.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Another concern with this practice is that American diners don’t expect this, and might inadvertently tip another 20 percent.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Never click on suspicious links Some scams prompt you to click on a link that takes you to a fake website to gather your personal information or unintentionally download malware onto your computer.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Between unintentionally funny goofs and allegations of affairs, the casting directors struck gold with this one.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rather than receiving traditional care, however, Hylton was unwittingly plunged into a cold experiment in using remote work to offset hospital staffing shortages, which could be a grim portent in an age of AI automation.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alexander-Arnold has always felt like a footballer unwittingly at the centre of a culture war, someone about whom few people have mild opinions.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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At university, Karp focused his research on how people unconsciously transfer aggression through language.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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In presenting the Best Actor winners, Adrien Brody perfectly, if perhaps unconsciously, echoed Johnson’s remarks from more than 50 years earlier.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Sixty years ago, the home opener happened to fortuitously fall during spring break.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
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Even those might be fortuitously timed, as the Thunder and Spurs will likely have nothing to play for other than potential awards quotas.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Treat the produce section carelessly.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wear them casually with tennis shoes and a tank top, or dress them up with heeled sandals and a pretty cardigan.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Shortstop Miguel Rojas fully laid out to his left in the second inning to field a sharp grounder off Bo Bichette’s bat, and then casually threw to first to complete the diving play.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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