as in carelessness
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Recent Examples of inadvertence
As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.
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Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018
The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017
Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018
The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertence
laxity
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Now, there are products for dryness, dullness, wrinkles, elasticity, laxity, acne...—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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This is about the age when skin laxity, jowling, and deeper folds are more pronounced.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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“Inadvertence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertence. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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