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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
The sticking point, according to Cogan, is that a participant in a felony that results in death can be charged with murder, even if that participant had no direct role in that death and the death was unintended or accidental.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
The goal is to harness AI to grow the economy, improve healthcare, and strengthen national security, while protecting Americans from unintended consequences.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Jones’s perspective is shaped by working as a pharmacist across pharmacy operations and managed care, and by seeing how decisions made in one part of the ecosystem can create unintended consequences elsewhere.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
This policy change will be yet another legislative misstep that will cause unintended consequences.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
The goal is to harness AI to grow the economy, improve healthcare, and strengthen national security, while protecting Americans from unintended consequences.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Jones’s perspective is shaped by working as a pharmacist across pharmacy operations and managed care, and by seeing how decisions made in one part of the ecosystem can create unintended consequences elsewhere.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
This policy change will be yet another legislative misstep that will cause unintended consequences.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
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Dressed in his all-white tuxedo and matching skates, camera operator Jordan Cowan has become an accidental star at this year’s Olympic figure skating events in Milan.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Several parents of children who died by suicide or accidental harm linked to online trends are expected to attend the proceedings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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His response was considered a striking, and spontaneous, moral condemnation of McCarthy’s excesses.—
Kristen Monroe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The spontaneous pep talk from Madonna came shortly before Glenn competed on the ice for the women’s short, which ended with the American at 13th place in the overall skater standings.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
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Iran continues to be unwilling to even discuss its ballistic missile program.—
Nina Srinivasan Rathbun,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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White House border czar Tom Homan said the administration was unwilling to agree to Democrats' demands that federal officers clearly identify themselves, remove masks during operations and display unique ID numbers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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To counteract this unintentional sabotage, start by cleaning your gutters.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The wildly amateurish performances turn the story’s tragic high points into moments of unintentional goofiness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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