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Recent Examples of unknowingly
Designer Caroline Levenson reworked a galley kitchen to incorporate a cozy breakfast nook—unknowingly restoring its original layout.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The customer unknowingly drove home with the bird.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
These risks are compounded when employees unknowingly expose sensitive information like API keys, login credentials or confidential files to GenAI platforms.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
As any parent knows, children often unknowingly pass illness between each other.
—Jennifer E. Mabry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
According to the study authors, early horse keepers unknowingly promoted the rise of ZFPM1 by selecting less aggressive, more manageable animals, laying the foundation for domestication.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Participants whose knees responded to the adjustment were randomly assigned either to a treatment group, which received their optimal angle, or a control group, which was unknowingly asked to maintain their natural gait.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
This connection between the fruit and inherent holiness adds new meaning to the Song of Songs, where the love between two people can unknowingly be a divine revelation.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
The customer unknowingly drove home with the bird.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
These risks are compounded when employees unknowingly expose sensitive information like API keys, login credentials or confidential files to GenAI platforms.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Woman of the Hour In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
As any parent knows, children often unknowingly pass illness between each other.
—Jennifer E. Mabry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
According to the study authors, early horse keepers unknowingly promoted the rise of ZFPM1 by selecting less aggressive, more manageable animals, laying the foundation for domestication.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
Participants whose knees responded to the adjustment were randomly assigned either to a treatment group, which received their optimal angle, or a control group, which was unknowingly asked to maintain their natural gait.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
This connection between the fruit and inherent holiness adds new meaning to the Song of Songs, where the love between two people can unknowingly be a divine revelation.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowingly
Adverb
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In its lapses, Graff’s book, perhaps unconsciously, helps this dangerous temptation persist—along with the myth that the bombings were inevitable or unavoidable.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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When someone is known primarily for reliability, colleagues unconsciously pigeonhole them.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The bug defecates in that bite or on a person’s face, and the person unwittingly wipes the feces into their eyes, nose or mouth.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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By endorsing films submitted through these entities, the Academy unwittingly supports a censorship system that excludes vital voices, especially those of independent filmmakers and the Iranian diaspora.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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According to Onyx’s mother, Chyna Sands, the shooting occurred after the family’s SUV, attempting to make room for the motorcyclists, unintentionally cut them off.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Pistorius said there was no evidence to suggest the drones veered off course unintentionally, and described the incident as a deliberate act.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Unknowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowingly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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