as in carelessness
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Recent Examples of inadvertency
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.
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Teju Cole, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2016
Teju Cole, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertency
Noun
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As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.—
Amanda Foreman,
WSJ,
4 May 2018
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The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.—
JAY CASPIAN KANG,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2017
Noun
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Related Articles Although losing a mass amount of weight, especially rapidly, often results in skin laxity, GLP-1 drugs cause an even greater impact, some experts say.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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For me, my main concern was mild laxity in my lower face, some out-of-nowhere hollows under my eyes, and general dullness.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
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“Inadvertency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertency. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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