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as in naturally
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Recent Examples of spontaneously
Because there were, after all, conditions in which children were extremely fragile and did spontaneously break their bones.
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
In 2019, around 10% of people spontaneously mentioned the then-shutdown in the January survey.
—Joanne Hsu, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
That wavefunction, in turn, dictates the probability of observing this quantum system in a specific state with certain properties, as well as the probability of a transition occurring — spontaneously, even if classically forbidden — through the process of quantum tunneling.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
However, methane does not spontaneously ignite in oxygen’s presence.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The group has been spontaneously performing for Pilgrimage attendees for a few years, but this year's special; John Mayer's drummer at his Pilgrimage set, Aaron Sterling, is an alumni of Franklin High School.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
During inflation—an expansive process that theoretically took place just after the Big Bang—quantum fluctuations could have caused large parts of the cosmos to spontaneously buckle inward, forming black holes before any stars had yet appeared.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
The two women spontaneously decide to do a house swap and each fall in love with a local across the pond.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Phota Labs Three years ago, Zach Xia got married spontaneously in Hawaii.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
In 2019, around 10% of people spontaneously mentioned the then-shutdown in the January survey.
—Joanne Hsu, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
That wavefunction, in turn, dictates the probability of observing this quantum system in a specific state with certain properties, as well as the probability of a transition occurring — spontaneously, even if classically forbidden — through the process of quantum tunneling.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
However, methane does not spontaneously ignite in oxygen’s presence.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The group has been spontaneously performing for Pilgrimage attendees for a few years, but this year's special; John Mayer's drummer at his Pilgrimage set, Aaron Sterling, is an alumni of Franklin High School.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
During inflation—an expansive process that theoretically took place just after the Big Bang—quantum fluctuations could have caused large parts of the cosmos to spontaneously buckle inward, forming black holes before any stars had yet appeared.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
The two women spontaneously decide to do a house swap and each fall in love with a local across the pond.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Phota Labs Three years ago, Zach Xia got married spontaneously in Hawaii.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneously
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George started up top against Benfica and is clearly in Maresca’s plans, but is naturally more of a winger.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Matters of the heart — and, naturally, the stomach — are well-trod territory for the Guest Chefs, but money matters are not always intuitive in the unforgiving restaurant industry.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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That means restaurant servers will not be able to deduct service charges that some restaurants automatically apply to diners’ checks.—
Levi Sumagaysay,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Marks believes that investor optimism doesn’t automatically signal irrational exuberance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Looking into the bear’s eyes, Duane fired instinctively from the hip.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gomes finds Alba, and Messi instinctively runs to a central zone as Real Madrid’s defence opt to protect the box instead.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Instead of haphazardly stuffing them into your nightstand drawer, place them in a whimsical Hay tin container.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lots of fly-by-night import shops sprang up, happy to rubber-stamp any Mercedes with a catalytic converter haphazardly welded under the floorboards.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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In her view, Malaviya has always been an intuitively curious and independent person who craved social interaction.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Perfect for pet owners, the Shark AV2501S robot vacuum creates a precision map of your home, and intuitively detects and avoids objects.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Then the attacks abruptly ended.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Reeve was participating in a competitive event when his horse abruptly stopped, leading to his fall.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Eaton, on the other hand, makes power management systems and components that enable data centers to run more efficiently, with greater uptimes and scalability.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, Ukraine has already fully integrated the DELTA battlefield management system across all levels of its Armed Forces, allowing commanders to coordinate operations more efficiently and track battlefield developments in real time.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Then, suddenly, in December 2014, a teaser for Black Messiah appeared online, and just a few days later, the album was released.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jobs present more of a risk now Powell acknowledged Tuesday that the central bank’s dual mandate—stable prices and maximum employment—has suddenly started pulling in the other direction.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Spontaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneously. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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