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as in naturally
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as in automatically
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Recent Examples of spontaneously
However, unlike diesel, liquid methanol does not ignite spontaneously in the high heat environment of a diesel engine.
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New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
It’s produced spontaneously, though more or less in keeping with its creator’s guidance.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
All particles spontaneously appear with an even mix of left- and right-handedness.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Because there were, after all, conditions in which children were extremely fragile and did spontaneously break their bones.
—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
New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
It’s produced spontaneously, though more or less in keeping with its creator’s guidance.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
All particles spontaneously appear with an even mix of left- and right-handedness.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Because there were, after all, conditions in which children were extremely fragile and did spontaneously break their bones.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneously
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Bronax Road Runner Sneakers The Bronax Road Runner sneakers are perhaps best known for their wide toe box, providing plenty of room for toes to move and splay naturally.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Anticipating and preparing for war leads quite naturally to accepting its inevitability.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Instead of having to copy and paste numbers over from a report, the numbers will automatically populate in the spreadsheet and calculate the votes each entity should have.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Plug it in to power up the home, which can also be set on a timer to automatically turn on every evening.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The birds tell your fortune by instinctively picking cards.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yet a 2025 public opinion survey by Public First, involving more than 2,000 American adults, shows that respondents do not instinctively associate nuclear energy with climate action.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In fact, it's all done rather haphazardly, but with inherent purpose, which is exactly how a true Southern cook runs a kitchen.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 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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Studies have found that most children intuitively understand the difference between real and imaginary friends, and the different roles played by each.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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This is not merely an intuitively satisfying compromise between looking and leaping.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Last week Halligan abruptly fired the author of the memo, career prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi, in part due to her resistance to bringing the case against James, sources said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then, the activity abruptly stopped.—
Jim Beaugez,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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This innovation enables disaggregated AI inferencing, allowing hardware to be used more efficiently while still meeting demanding performance and cost requirements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, newer editions are more user-friendly, quicker to install, and allow organizations to implement, customize, and utilize them more efficiently.—
Jason Phillips,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Then the 23-year-old's plane suddenly dove straight into the ground and caught on fire.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Their unlikely friendship ended in February 1987, when Warhol died suddenly after a complicated gall bladder operation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Spontaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneously. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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