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
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Head coach Sean Miller went right up to him afterward, apparently angry at his carelessness that could’ve cost the Longhorns the game.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Also, of course, there was always the danger of damage in transit, of human carelessness.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans.—
TEJU COLE,
New York Times,
18 Oct. 2016
Noun
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, for an at-home radio frequency device, Currentbody’s tool helps improve skin laxity by heating the skin to 104 degrees Fahrenheit—the ideal temperature for collagen production, according to experts.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant, for improving texture and tone; radiofrequency microneedling devices, like Morpheus8, for laxity and crepiness; and, again, biostimulatory injectables such as Sculptra for volume loss.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Inadvertence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertence. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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