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as in accidental
happening by chance
backyard digging that resulted in unintended damage to buried phone wires
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as in spontaneous
not made or done willingly or by choice
a response that yielded an unintended insight into her personal character
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Recent Examples of unintended
Some claim that the vibe is too chaotic to set proper intentions, causing unexpected or unintended outcomes.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
Sagan described another major pathway to unintended nuclear catastrophes.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
While well intentioned, the law came with unintended consequences, said Brown.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko,annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
But one unintended consequence of those returning scholars is the up to 640 pounds of trash the average college student produces each year, the majority of which accumulates at the end of the academic year while moving out, according to one study.
—Maya Eaglin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
Sagan described another major pathway to unintended nuclear catastrophes.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
While well intentioned, the law came with unintended consequences, said Brown.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko,annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
But one unintended consequence of those returning scholars is the up to 640 pounds of trash the average college student produces each year, the majority of which accumulates at the end of the academic year while moving out, according to one study.
—Maya Eaglin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
Adjective
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Siri has been making accidental phone calls for us since 2012.—
Gelila,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Warner died unexpectedly in July from an accidental drowning in Costa Rica.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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This bill would entrench West Oakland and many other neighborhoods across the state as sacrifice zones, forcing us to deal with toxic chemicals and spontaneous fires for the sake of corporate profits.—
Brian Beveridge,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Years of underinvestment, rising costs, and a board unwilling to confront structural issues have destroyed value.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The church’s attorneys, for their part, said in their latest filing that the victims’ side appears unwilling to negotiate.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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And despite an unprecedented drop in 2024, drug overdoses and other unintentional injuries were the third leading cause of death in the US for the third year in a row.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The leading causes of death included suicide, diabetes, kidney disease, and unintentional injury.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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