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Recent Examples of inadvertently
Some of the information inadvertently made public in this way included names and email addresses, meaning the participants of the chat could be identified.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
The plot centers on Jam, a teenager who inadvertently brings a creature from a painting to life.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The actress, who moved from Broadway star in Spring Awakening to TV breakout on Glee, never would've called Florence in Chess a dream role — but she's inadvertently been circling the musical for years.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
As gravity is related to mass, the size of an event horizon, also known as the Schwarzschild radius — after Karl Schwarzschild, the first physicist to solve the equations of general relativity and inadvertently predict the existence of black holes — also depends on the mass of a black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Just three plays into the Chiefs’ opening season 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last Friday in Brazil, tight end Travis Kelce inadvertently collided with Worthy, dislocating the receiver’s shoulder.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
In the Chiefs' first series, the tight end collided with his teammate, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, when their routes inadvertently converged.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Worthy took a heavy hit from teammate Travis Kelce, who has almost 100 pounds on him, as the two got mixed up and inadvertently collided on the team's first series of Friday's season opener.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
The plot centers on Jam, a teenager who inadvertently brings a creature from a painting to life.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The actress, who moved from Broadway star in Spring Awakening to TV breakout on Glee, never would've called Florence in Chess a dream role — but she's inadvertently been circling the musical for years.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
As gravity is related to mass, the size of an event horizon, also known as the Schwarzschild radius — after Karl Schwarzschild, the first physicist to solve the equations of general relativity and inadvertently predict the existence of black holes — also depends on the mass of a black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Just three plays into the Chiefs’ opening season 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last Friday in Brazil, tight end Travis Kelce inadvertently collided with Worthy, dislocating the receiver’s shoulder.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
In the Chiefs' first series, the tight end collided with his teammate, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, when their routes inadvertently converged.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Worthy took a heavy hit from teammate Travis Kelce, who has almost 100 pounds on him, as the two got mixed up and inadvertently collided on the team's first series of Friday's season opener.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertently
Adverb
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Two Americans were accidentally arrested in the operation and subsequently released.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Griff panics during a snake attack scene and accidentally kills the stunt snake.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The bug defecates in that bite or on a person’s face, and the person unwittingly wipes the feces into their eyes, nose or mouth.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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By endorsing films submitted through these entities, the Academy unwittingly supports a censorship system that excludes vital voices, especially those of independent filmmakers and the Iranian diaspora.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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According to Onyx’s mother, Chyna Sands, the shooting occurred after the family’s SUV, attempting to make room for the motorcyclists, unintentionally cut them off.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Pistorius said there was no evidence to suggest the drones veered off course unintentionally, and described the incident as a deliberate act.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In its lapses, Graff’s book, perhaps unconsciously, helps this dangerous temptation persist—along with the myth that the bombings were inevitable or unavoidable.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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When someone is known primarily for reliability, colleagues unconsciously pigeonhole them.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This journey for self-acceptance fortuitously leads to mentorship from the local drag community, showing Adolfo the importance of having the right people in your corner even outside of the ring.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
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That depth is fortuitously within reach of the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover, which is set to launch to the Red Planet no earlier than 2028 and will carry a drill that can penetrate up to two meters below the planet’s surface.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Inadvertently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertently. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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