automatically

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Recent Examples of automatically While Iran and Oman have been in talks over how to manage traffic through the narrow waterway, an agreement won’t automatically unlock the strait. Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 But athletes who used their final season of competition during the 2025-26 academic year were not automatically granted another season under the transition rules. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 High Accuracy Isn't Enough A common misconception is that high accuracy automatically translates into business readiness. Jayasri Ranganathan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Many of the first big commercial systems, like AltaVista, Lycos, Excite, and HotBot, used crawlers and indexes to automatically map a growing web rather than relying on editors to hand-classify every site. Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 However after reaching a transport hub, the entire capsule could be automatically transferred onto a rail carrier. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 In addition, cities and counties can decide when that two-year period would start, rather than have the clock automatically start the day a disaster is declared. Linh Tat, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 The debt collector automatically wins the case and can then take actions to collect, such as garnishing wages if the individual is working, or placing liens on any assets owned by the debtor. Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Fans who have already registered for Olympic tickets are automatically entered into the Paralympic ticket process, which will begin with the same draw system that started the Olympic ticketing process. Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automatically
Adverb
  • Not Considering the Plant’s Future Avoid pruning haphazardly without carefully evaluating the situation first.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
  • Hanging your art and photos haphazardly is a quick way to make your collection feel more chaotic than inspiring.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Adverb
  • With his plans for the summer nixed, Tony lifts a handful of cash from his dad’s wallet and impulsively follows Nancy to the former fishing port on the tip of Cape Cod.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • After midnight may be becoming the new prime time for online shopping, especially for Gen Zers, who impulsively overspend during those hours more than any other age groups, a new survey showed.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Adverb
  • Hal recklessly careens between personal ambition and marital loyalty.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities on Sunday arrested Jacob Williams Haskins on suspicion of recklessly causing a fire, the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit said in a news release Monday.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025

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“Automatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automatically. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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