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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Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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The latter is a mix of five peptide chains to improve laxity at different levels of the skin, leaving it with a firmer, more youthful appearance.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Inadvertency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertency. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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