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as in naturally
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as in automatically
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Recent Examples of spontaneously
His supporters spontaneously clapped when a judge reversed Mason’s jury conviction for tampering with a witness in a Miami-Dade murder-for-hire case — then accepted his plea to a lesser charge of making a false statement to a federal agent.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verbal fluency is the ability to rapidly and spontaneously produce appropriate words when speaking.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, a team of chemists at University College London (UCL) has recreated this elusive step, showing how amino acids could have spontaneously attached to RNA under conditions thought to resemble those on the early Earth.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Now a civil servant and parent herself, Helen told Newsweek that the slate-and-rock activity happened spontaneously.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As radioactive isotopes decay, their nuclei spontaneously release energy in the form of radiation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Inevitably, violence erupts, both spontaneously, when a drug deal goes sour, and by design, when a spoilsport has to be eliminated.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
At one point, Isabella (the same agent that would later interview me), assigned with the role of café owner, spontaneously began handing out invitations to her fellow agents for a Valentine’s Day party.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
Innovation and collaboration don't happen spontaneously.
—Giuliana Corbo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verbal fluency is the ability to rapidly and spontaneously produce appropriate words when speaking.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, a team of chemists at University College London (UCL) has recreated this elusive step, showing how amino acids could have spontaneously attached to RNA under conditions thought to resemble those on the early Earth.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Now a civil servant and parent herself, Helen told Newsweek that the slate-and-rock activity happened spontaneously.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As radioactive isotopes decay, their nuclei spontaneously release energy in the form of radiation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Inevitably, violence erupts, both spontaneously, when a drug deal goes sour, and by design, when a spoilsport has to be eliminated.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
At one point, Isabella (the same agent that would later interview me), assigned with the role of café owner, spontaneously began handing out invitations to her fellow agents for a Valentine’s Day party.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
Innovation and collaboration don't happen spontaneously.
—Giuliana Corbo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneously
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Mitchell was enamored with the way the Siku paint changed color in the sun, Broekman said, which is what naturally led to the other interior choices of Camelia and Sheer Gray.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The flat design helps guide the foot to hit the ground naturally.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The club signed world-class players in key positions to automatically make the squad stronger.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Or toggle the switch to Night Mode, and the light will come on automatically whenever its sensor detects night has fallen.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Children as young as pre-K ran for cover, dove beneath pews or clutched their classmates as teachers shielded them from the barrage, acting instinctively to protect them.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Yet amid this loss, partners mobilized instinctively.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Opponents of the idea see a hand on the scale and a new label on a socialist effort to redistribute wealth and opportunity randomly and haphazardly without a thought as to possible consequences.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those are potentially fascinating conflicts, explored haphazardly.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Leaders intuitively understand that AI is not just another tool to slot into the existing stack.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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By the mid-20th century, there was an apparent consensus that there were no more intuitively stronger links than parents and their children via time spent together and interaction in every part of their lives, from meals to entertainment to education and sleeping and health.—
Ellen Sauerbrey,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Aug. 2025
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However, in 2000, Burns abruptly left the show when his character went to college, passing the role down to his younger brother, Joe, played by Donovan Patton.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The footage then cut abruptly to a new clip that featured Barrymore and Colbert holding their respective mugs and talking about her recent 50th birthday.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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In fact, storage is becoming a crucial tool to meet peak demand, helping utilities and hyperscalers manage load efficiently.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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According to Busch, keeping dryer vents clean, isn’t just a matter of being sanitary, but allows dryers to work efficiently and, more importantly, lowers the risk of fire.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both sides agree that Iowa, long overlooked in national politics, is suddenly back in the spotlight.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Why anyone would want to suddenly have to deal with the issues of politics is beyond me.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Spontaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneously. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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