as in accidental
happening by chance
an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush
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Recent Examples of inadvertent
Plastic harms human health and life quality well beyond inadvertent microplastic consumption.
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Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Defendant referred to victim in past tense, detective testifies
Cousins’ status as a possible suspect was strengthened by his inadvertent language missteps in his first interview with a Fort Worth Police Department Homicide Unit detective, the jury learned on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Skinner has been out of commission since getting an inadvertent knee in the head from the Dallas Stars’ Mikko Rantanen on March 26.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Downsides exist and can undercut your efforts by inadvertent misuse or overuse of this technique.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Genia Naro MacIel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Defendant referred to victim in past tense, detective testifies
Cousins’ status as a possible suspect was strengthened by his inadvertent language missteps in his first interview with a Fort Worth Police Department Homicide Unit detective, the jury learned on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Skinner has been out of commission since getting an inadvertent knee in the head from the Dallas Stars’ Mikko Rantanen on March 26.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Downsides exist and can undercut your efforts by inadvertent misuse or overuse of this technique.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertent
accidental
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The coroner found that no foul play was involved, and that his death was accidental.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The accidental shooting unfolded on Wednesday inside an apartment in northeast D.C., located on 1700 block of Benning Road.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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“Inadvertent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertent. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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