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Recent Examples of accidentally
On set, Charli also accidentally chucked a salt shaker at her husband George Daniel’s head.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
There is no way to completely prevent wind turbines from ever accidentally harming or killing animals.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
The man, who has not been publicly identified other than as being from Ireland, accidentally fell off a cliff in the Caló de s'Illa area of the Spanish island of Ibiza, according to The Irish Times.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The bad news, though, is that restaurants aren’t accidentally loud.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
There is no way to completely prevent wind turbines from ever accidentally harming or killing animals.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
The man, who has not been publicly identified other than as being from Ireland, accidentally fell off a cliff in the Caló de s'Illa area of the Spanish island of Ibiza, according to The Irish Times.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The bad news, though, is that restaurants aren’t accidentally loud.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidentally
Adverb
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That lack of direction, however, inadvertently led him toward his future career.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Created by Eugene Pack and co-created by Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features stars reading — and dramatically acting out — excerpts from famous memoirs, leaning into the unintentionally funny, overly revealing and often absurd moments found within their pages.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Commencing an investigation, Bernal unwittingly assigns Dahlia and his nephew Charlie, an ex-cop and Dahlia’s ex-lover, leading to a fraught reunion.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s not a songwriter out there who won’t have inadvertently, unconsciously, consciously pulled from his work.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 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
Adverb
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When Tel received the ball in his own half a couple of minutes later and lost it carelessly, there were a few groans from the home fans.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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During the pavilion’s preview, a brief but loud protest led by Russian dissident disruptors Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN might have been the most exciting thing to happen at the underwhelming and carelessly presented group show of live performance and video art.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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Something casually exchanged could become strategically useful.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The footage shows officers carefully opening the bathroom door before the confused bear casually strolls out and heads down the sidewalk to freedom while officers and bystanders scatter out of the way.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Accidentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidentally. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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