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Recent Examples of inadvertently
The Athletics’ Zack Gelof left the game in the bottom of the second with a right hand laceration and contusion after Matt Chapman inadvertently spiked his hand trying to stretch a single into a double.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
But Chapman inadvertently stepped on Gelof’s right hand as the second baseman was applying the tag with his glove hand.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
That comes after Ukraine hit an oil facility on the outskirts of Moscow last week – a large attack that Russian air defenses scrambled to respond to, and during which a Russian defense missile appeared to miss its target and inadvertently blow the lid off an oil storage tank.
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Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
What many gardeners don't realize, however, is that certain plants can inadvertently make a yard more attractive to mosquitoes.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
Human actions, from discovering a breakthrough to inadvertently blocking an explosion with controls, could profoundly shape AGI/ASI's arrival, highlighting the deep mystery surrounding its future development.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Creating a stylish and luxurious living room is achievable without breaking the bank, but many people make design choices that inadvertently detract from their space’s elegance.
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Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
20 June 2026
The department said on Friday that the woman's phone inadvertently triggered an emergency alert, starting a phone call on an open line with dispatchers.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
On Thursday, a woman’s phone inadvertently triggered an emergency alert, Miami Springs police said in a post on social media.
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Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
But Chapman inadvertently stepped on Gelof’s right hand as the second baseman was applying the tag with his glove hand.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
That comes after Ukraine hit an oil facility on the outskirts of Moscow last week – a large attack that Russian air defenses scrambled to respond to, and during which a Russian defense missile appeared to miss its target and inadvertently blow the lid off an oil storage tank.
—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
What many gardeners don't realize, however, is that certain plants can inadvertently make a yard more attractive to mosquitoes.
—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
Human actions, from discovering a breakthrough to inadvertently blocking an explosion with controls, could profoundly shape AGI/ASI's arrival, highlighting the deep mystery surrounding its future development.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Creating a stylish and luxurious living room is achievable without breaking the bank, but many people make design choices that inadvertently detract from their space’s elegance.
—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
20 June 2026
The department said on Friday that the woman's phone inadvertently triggered an emergency alert, starting a phone call on an open line with dispatchers.
—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
On Thursday, a woman’s phone inadvertently triggered an emergency alert, Miami Springs police said in a post on social media.
—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadvertently
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Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
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On Thursday, an email accidentally provided (more) false hope for a GTA VI disc.
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Wyck, of course, is right about the island being awakened, and Tom has unwittingly invited in dozens of potential victims.
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On the evening of Wednesday, June 10, Margaret McWeeney is believed to have gotten out of her vehicle and unwittingly left the transmission in reverse in the parking lot of Madison Ridge Apartments in Indian Lake, Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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Another early closer – this specialty production, in which a rotating cast of celebrities read the (supposedly) unintentionally funny memoirs of other celebrities, was planned for a summer-long run, but audience lack of interest and critics’ lack of luster reviews put the kibosh on that.
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Immigration attorneys warn that errors in those documents can be legally significant and that individuals who sign forms without fully understanding their implications could unintentionally waive important rights or limit their ability to challenge deportation.
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On an organizational level, teams unconsciously mimic the habits, behavioral patterns, and standards established by their leaders.
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When ear met in 2024 at transfer student orientation at Bard, both were emerging from their own antisocial caves, unconsciously looking for their other half.
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Dean Fleischer Camp directed the film, which was originally meant to stream on Disney+, but fortuitously, things changed and, in 2024, the film was given a theatrical release.
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Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.
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If used carelessly, the result can end up containing less information than live action while also feeling less fluid and appealing than conventional animation.
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Too many organizations still handle these carelessly, with credentials baked into code, privileges that are far too broad, secrets shared across systems, or tokens that live forever.
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“Inadvertently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertently. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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