as in extrinsic
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
the point of view that art should be for art's sake and that moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art
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Recent Examples of adventitious
Although individual plants have a lifespan of 30-90 years, adventitious shoots grow up from roots.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
Lauren Heller Since Sagittarians are willing to try anything once, the Fire sign resembles Lauren's adventitious persona.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
Plant Deep — Really Deep Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020
This can also occur when trees are planted too deep, as adventitious (growing sideways from the stem) roots grow against the stem and squeeze the sapwood.
—Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2019
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
Lauren Heller Since Sagittarians are willing to try anything once, the Fire sign resembles Lauren's adventitious persona.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
Plant Deep — Really Deep Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020
This can also occur when trees are planted too deep, as adventitious (growing sideways from the stem) roots grow against the stem and squeeze the sapwood.
—Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventitious
Adjective
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As Spell-Hansson notes in her research publication, organizational leaders can be aware of the interplay of extrinsic and intrinsic barriers and opportunities and be strategic in crafting workplace cultures that will be welcoming to all potential employees.—
Susan Madsen,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The most common causes of extrinsic stains are coffee, tea, red wine, colas, and smoking.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So, the question is: if it is known that people are bound to make errors, can humans build systems that make those irrelevant?—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Hermes stress that their technology is in the remote launch and control of drones, and the platform is irrelevant to them.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In New York, officials have tracked the summer outbreak to the cooling towers – the external structures that regulate the temperature in large buildings.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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This group builds not just internal systems, but external software products that JLL clients use to manage buildings, optimize facilities and, increasingly, embed AI into their daily workflows.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Even a little extraneous light, however, can interfere with this process.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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Powell quickly read the document and then dismissed it as containing an extraneous line item.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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An accidental entrepreneur Epic’s Deep Space Auditorium.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Investigators concluded that Gupta, as the parent caring for Aria at the time, caused her death and staged accidental drowning.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Modern women, embodied as a ridiculous but scary Martian, were challenging the status quo and pushing back against the patriarchy, the poor men who must defeat the alien threat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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The film stars Ice Cube as Homeland Security surveillance and threat assessment expert Will Radford, who uses government technology to spy on, and later help, his children amid an unfolding alien invasion.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide by Sept. 2 whether the administration must spend billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ethical & Forced Labor Concerns There’s been a push globally to increase monitoring and pressure on importers of foreign goods to comply with human rights protections, even for overseas manufacturing operations.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Adventitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventitious. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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