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Recent Examples of unintentionally
Created by Eugene Pack and co-created by Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features stars reading — and dramatically acting out — excerpts from famous memoirs, leaning into the unintentionally funny, overly revealing and often absurd moments found within their pages.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
For example, synthetic biology techniques could be used to develop biological weapons and could unintentionally harm ecosystems and human health.
—André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Policies that unintentionally increase the cost of everyday essentials risk hurting the very communities lawmakers aim to protect.
—Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Withholding information, even unintentionally, can increase your risk.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Davidson, 54, became the subject of numerous documentaries, and in 2019, made headlines for unintentionally swearing at Queen Elizabeth II while receiving an award for his advocacy work.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Bubbles Didn’t Enter The Picture That Early In one of the moist unintentionally hilarious moments in the movie, Michael shocks his family by adopting a CGI baby chimpanzee named Bubbles sometime around 1979.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
They’re mostly brought to these areas by human activity, albeit often unintentionally.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
For example, synthetic biology techniques could be used to develop biological weapons and could unintentionally harm ecosystems and human health.
—André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Policies that unintentionally increase the cost of everyday essentials risk hurting the very communities lawmakers aim to protect.
—Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Withholding information, even unintentionally, can increase your risk.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Davidson, 54, became the subject of numerous documentaries, and in 2019, made headlines for unintentionally swearing at Queen Elizabeth II while receiving an award for his advocacy work.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Bubbles Didn’t Enter The Picture That Early In one of the moist unintentionally hilarious moments in the movie, Michael shocks his family by adopting a CGI baby chimpanzee named Bubbles sometime around 1979.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
They’re mostly brought to these areas by human activity, albeit often unintentionally.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintentionally
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Typical scenarios include people who have been camping or hiking in remote areas and were inadvertently in contact with these feces or urine.—
Melissa Rudy , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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This question inadvertently shows that we are stuck in a mindset that the duopoly of Republicans and Democrats is the only way to organize our many different political opinions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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My mother had unwittingly sewn the first clothes that gave me a powerful sense of gender euphoria.—
Benny Peterson,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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In her latest Netflix action effort, Theron plays a woman who sets off on a trip to Australia to soothe her grief but unwittingly crosses paths with Egerton’s unnerving hunter, who forces her into a game of cat and mouse.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
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There’s not a songwriter out there who won’t have inadvertently, unconsciously, consciously pulled from his work.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 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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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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They were exposed down the left with Cody Gakpo, Mac Allister and Andy Robertson constantly being caught out of position when Liverpool turned the ball over carelessly.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
3 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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This undermines our Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures — in other words, everyone deserves to drive without fear of being arbitrarily pulled over.—
Lauren Aung,
Washington Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Something casually exchanged could become strategically useful.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The footage shows officers carefully opening the bathroom door before the confused bear casually strolls out and heads down the sidewalk to freedom while officers and bystanders scatter out of the way.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Unintentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintentionally. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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