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Recent Examples of unknowingly
Their favorite player is Crosby — the very player who unknowingly became part of one of the most important moments of Sandra’s life.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Their favorite player is Crosby — the same player who unknowingly became the backdrop to one of the most personal moments of Sandra’s life.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
According to previous reporting by Rough Draft Atlanta, some people may have unknowingly paid Atlanta's 8% sales tax instead of Sandy Springs' 7% rate because their mailing address listed Atlanta.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, some runners unknowingly shorten their stride too much on the treadmill, according to Saad, which can also stress the knees.
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 8 Mar. 2026
It’s been more than a decade since a drug violation has been overturned on appeal, meaning that despite nearly every athlete’s statement that his violation was accidental and the drug entered his system unknowingly, genuine mistakes are rare.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
While bad actors might be intentionally attempting to sow discord, there are exponentially more people who are unknowingly sharing it.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Those now seem to have been, unknowingly, the band’s final live performances.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Another $11 million in civil penalties will be paid to the state plaintiffs, while another $10 million payout will go to the FTC to administer restitution to customers who unknowingly left tips that were not going to drivers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Their favorite player is Crosby — the same player who unknowingly became the backdrop to one of the most personal moments of Sandra’s life.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
According to previous reporting by Rough Draft Atlanta, some people may have unknowingly paid Atlanta's 8% sales tax instead of Sandy Springs' 7% rate because their mailing address listed Atlanta.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, some runners unknowingly shorten their stride too much on the treadmill, according to Saad, which can also stress the knees.
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 8 Mar. 2026
It’s been more than a decade since a drug violation has been overturned on appeal, meaning that despite nearly every athlete’s statement that his violation was accidental and the drug entered his system unknowingly, genuine mistakes are rare.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
While bad actors might be intentionally attempting to sow discord, there are exponentially more people who are unknowingly sharing it.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Those now seem to have been, unknowingly, the band’s final live performances.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
Another $11 million in civil penalties will be paid to the state plaintiffs, while another $10 million payout will go to the FTC to administer restitution to customers who unknowingly left tips that were not going to drivers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowingly
Adverb
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Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
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Any direct influence probably came out unconsciously.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And Pearl, while making his team’s case Thursday, unwittingly did a fine job of spelling out the ills of expansion as well.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In one of the play’s loveliest moments, the narrator unwittingly shares his secret project with his college crush, a young woman named Sam who responds in such a compassionate and simpatico manner that a life together is all but assured.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But new research suggests that regularly using pre-workout could unintentionally counteract your healthy living goals.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
17 Mar. 2026
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The interview was subsequently deleted from the journalist’s YouTube page, either because people didn’t get the joke or because the joke was unintentionally revealing.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Unknowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowingly. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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