inadvertency

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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. Teju Cole, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertency
Noun
  • 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
  • The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.
    JAY CASPIAN KANG, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017
Noun
  • Now, there are products for dryness, dullness, wrinkles, elasticity, laxity, acne...
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • 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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“Inadvertency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertency. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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