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Recent Examples of inadvertently
Hellebuyck misplayed the puck behind the net on a wraparound, inadvertently knocking it out front for Reichel to swat in.
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Hellebuyck misplayed the puck behind the net on a wraparound, inadvertently knocking it out front for Reichel to swat in.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Instead, in signing those documents, Marie and her colleagues had inadvertently waived their right to transfer to still-operational parts of the factory.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
Confirmation came when the FIFA officials in charge of the match inadvertently revealed the team by checking all of the players were wearing the correct shirts.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Two dissimilar government agencies have inadvertently combined to clarify the immigration debate.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
Parents might inadvertently contribute to a child’s avoidant attachment.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
This chase for wild ice inadvertently creates a road map for sightseeing through Banff and its innumerable surprises.
—Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
When a tourist handed him a camera to record a few snapshots, the guide inadvertently captured scenes of a peaceful demonstration against the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Hellebuyck misplayed the puck behind the net on a wraparound, inadvertently knocking it out front for Reichel to swat in.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Instead, in signing those documents, Marie and her colleagues had inadvertently waived their right to transfer to still-operational parts of the factory.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
Confirmation came when the FIFA officials in charge of the match inadvertently revealed the team by checking all of the players were wearing the correct shirts.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Two dissimilar government agencies have inadvertently combined to clarify the immigration debate.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
Parents might inadvertently contribute to a child’s avoidant attachment.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
This chase for wild ice inadvertently creates a road map for sightseeing through Banff and its innumerable surprises.
—Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
When a tourist handed him a camera to record a few snapshots, the guide inadvertently captured scenes of a peaceful demonstration against the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertently
Adverb
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The cops are rendered so clueless and so steadfast in their stupidity, the series accidentally endorses ACAB.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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What started out as the robot’s routine dance and greeting a few weeks ago ran amok when someone — ahem, a human — accidentally ordered up a high-energy act, according to an employee at the Main Street Cupertino restaurant on Stevens Creek Boulevard.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And Pearl, while making his team’s case Thursday, unwittingly did a fine job of spelling out the ills of expansion as well.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In one of the play’s loveliest moments, the narrator unwittingly shares his secret project with his college crush, a young woman named Sam who responds in such a compassionate and simpatico manner that a life together is all but assured.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But new research suggests that regularly using pre-workout could unintentionally counteract your healthy living goals.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
17 Mar. 2026
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The interview was subsequently deleted from the journalist’s YouTube page, either because people didn’t get the joke or because the joke was unintentionally revealing.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
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Any direct influence probably came out unconsciously.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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On April 28, its board of governors met via Zoom and determined that films that had been intended for a theatrical release prior to COVID would be allowed to qualify that year via the Academy’s members-only streaming service — which, fortuitously, had been opened to all films only months before.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Then, fortuitously, twice as much snow fell in the mountains that winter as usual.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Children are not cars whose gas tanks can simply be carelessly overfilled.—
Lauren Arikan,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inadvertently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertently. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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