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Recent Examples of unintentionally
Months later, the SMU product suffered a season-ending LCL injury in Week 4 after Patrick Mahomes unintentionally crashed into his knee.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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
But the weapon must be won in combat, and Din unintentionally wins it after beating Gideon in a fight.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
In some cases, unintentionally, and in other cases, without the kinds of protections that would normally come if someone went looking for a person’s contact information.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Leaders often reinforce this unintentionally, asking about roles, companies, and trajectories.
—Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Cold temperatures tend to affect potatoes' texture by breaking down the starches, turning them gritty or unintentionally sweet.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 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
Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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
But the weapon must be won in combat, and Din unintentionally wins it after beating Gideon in a fight.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
In some cases, unintentionally, and in other cases, without the kinds of protections that would normally come if someone went looking for a person’s contact information.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Leaders often reinforce this unintentionally, asking about roles, companies, and trajectories.
—Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Cold temperatures tend to affect potatoes' texture by breaking down the starches, turning them gritty or unintentionally sweet.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintentionally
Adverb
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That decision drives the episode’s final sequence, in which Marcus inadvertently brings together two kids who should have grown up together, Avery Jarrett (née Stevens) and Alex Baldwin.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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As funding shrinks, communities in hard-to-reach regions, where immunizing children is more expensive to begin with, may inadvertently lose out, exacerbating existing health disparities.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
21 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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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
Adverb
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Do painters unconsciously use similar shapes, contours or compositions to elicit an emotional response?—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
14 May 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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Cite this Entry
“Unintentionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintentionally. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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