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Recent Examples of unconsciously
That was a privilege to have that much time to process something, almost unconsciously but also consciously.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
What art aims for consciously or unconsciously—that boundary between mystery and what can be known, between the hidden and what can be seen.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
That’s because some patients may unconsciously feel stressed about the blood pressure checkup at the doctor’s office, which can actually raise blood pressure rates and keep the doctor from getting an accurate reading.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2025
The author recalled having a nightmare about his own family and unconsciously tapping into his personal dilemmas, which provided the basis for the book by the time the sun rose.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
These themes surface naturally, maybe even unconsciously.
—Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
The way children unconsciously cover walls in their passions.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Sales teams unconsciously memorize product specs between REM cycles.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The author compromises our trust in his appeal — likely unconsciously — by his blaming only one side.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
What art aims for consciously or unconsciously—that boundary between mystery and what can be known, between the hidden and what can be seen.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
That’s because some patients may unconsciously feel stressed about the blood pressure checkup at the doctor’s office, which can actually raise blood pressure rates and keep the doctor from getting an accurate reading.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2025
The author recalled having a nightmare about his own family and unconsciously tapping into his personal dilemmas, which provided the basis for the book by the time the sun rose.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
These themes surface naturally, maybe even unconsciously.
—Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
The way children unconsciously cover walls in their passions.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Sales teams unconsciously memorize product specs between REM cycles.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The author compromises our trust in his appeal — likely unconsciously — by his blaming only one side.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsciously
Adverb
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Bode will play Greta Mills, Ro’s smart, witty and ambitious research partner who unwittingly becomes entangled in the film’s violent conflict.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Well-meaning people who try to control another person’s grief may misunderstand that grief is a singular experience or may be unwittingly trying to assuage their own discomfort.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Though Garfield is attending the RNC reluctantly to give a speech in support of his friend, Congressman James Blaine (Bradley Whitford), for the presidency, his rousing oration inadvertently earns him the nomination.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Historically, local shrimp fishers accidentally caught the small porpoises in gill nets, inadvertently killing them.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Gutters and vents can also unintentionally guide mice inside.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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Therapists have long seen how the human drive to avoid pain can unintentionally strengthen it.—
Dr. Jesse Finkelstein,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Teachers sent me home assuming that I was hit by a piece of stone accidentally from students playing nearby.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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For example, in 1928, Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after examining the mold that had accidentally grown in one of his petri dishes.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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These pull-on style pants can easily be dressed down with a T-shirt to wear casually, or with a nice blouse or dress shirt and be boardroom-ready.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dress casually for fun exercise and meet new, friendly people.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The following week – fortuitously a bye week for the Knights – Curtis had his first chemo treatment at the Mayo Clinic.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Nov. 2025
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But their next drive started fortuitously, when Nix seemingly overthrew a receiver only for the ball to fall into the hands of an awaiting Marvin Mims for a 29-yard gain.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tracks are shown arbitrarily with different start points but the same end points.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Unconsciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsciously. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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