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Recent Examples of unconsciously
Do painters unconsciously use similar shapes, contours or compositions to elicit an emotional response?
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s not a songwriter out there who won’t have inadvertently, unconsciously, consciously pulled from his work.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Some people seek out conflict, Fisher adds, even unconsciously, because the intensity of it fills an emotional void that healthier outlets aren't meeting.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
At university, Karp focused his research on how people unconsciously transfer aggression through language.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Many of the phrases that diminish women are used unconsciously.
—Susan Madsen, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
In presenting the Best Actor winners, Adrien Brody perfectly, if perhaps unconsciously, echoed Johnson’s remarks from more than 50 years earlier.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s not a songwriter out there who won’t have inadvertently, unconsciously, consciously pulled from his work.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Some people seek out conflict, Fisher adds, even unconsciously, because the intensity of it fills an emotional void that healthier outlets aren't meeting.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
At university, Karp focused his research on how people unconsciously transfer aggression through language.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Many of the phrases that diminish women are used unconsciously.
—Susan Madsen, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
In presenting the Best Actor winners, Adrien Brody perfectly, if perhaps unconsciously, echoed Johnson’s remarks from more than 50 years earlier.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsciously
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Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Commencing an investigation, Bernal unwittingly assigns Dahlia and his nephew Charlie, an ex-cop and Dahlia’s ex-lover, leading to a fraught reunion.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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That lack of direction, however, inadvertently led him toward his future career.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Months later, the SMU product suffered a season-ending LCL injury in Week 4 after Patrick Mahomes unintentionally crashed into his knee.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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But at a YouTube creator and press event the night earlier — timed, unintentionally but still tellingly, opposite the Disney upfront — a buzzy gathering with a host of creators suggested just how much energy the Google unit really had.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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According to investigators with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, the fire was accidentally sparked by a person performing work on his residential property.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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More than 90,000 were assaulted and 28 were accidentally killed, the FBI said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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My doctors didn’t choose it casually.—
Payton Herres,
STAT,
19 May 2026
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What the Research Found About Stigma and Language The team behind the change did not arrive at PMOS casually.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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When Tel received the ball in his own half a couple of minutes later and lost it carelessly, there were a few groans from the home fans.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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During the pavilion’s preview, a brief but loud protest led by Russian dissident disruptors Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN might have been the most exciting thing to happen at the underwhelming and carelessly presented group show of live performance and video art.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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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.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sixty years ago, the home opener happened to fortuitously fall during spring break.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
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According to Mavares, investigators then arbitrarily selected which officers would remain detained.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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The constitutional principle behind that decision – that citizenship is a fundamental right which can’t be arbitrarily taken away by whoever happens to be in power – applies equally to how the government handles denaturalization cases today.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unconsciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsciously. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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