unknowingly

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Recent Examples of unknowingly About 10 minutes after Jerry said this, Schottenheimer unknowingly disagreed with the point. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 A little less than 18 months ago, Ukraine carried out a sneak drone attack in which forces smuggled them into Russian territory and waited until the truck that was unknowingly carrying them got close to Russian bases. — Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 But Bederow said the statute draws an important distinction between someone who unknowingly became intoxicated and someone who voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 There, Calderon was given a lot of paperwork and unknowingly signed a voluntary departure document, according to Sublet. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 Including that this may be activity committed by proxies, or individuals either knowingly or unknowingly working on behalf of a foreign state. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Millions of users have unknowingly become proxy nodes after installing free VPNs or dubious browser extensions, allowing attackers to create fake accounts, scrape data at scale and commit promo and payment fraud. — Dan Pinto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 She’s unknowingly fallen into the clutches of a demented, powerless warlock (McLeod) bent on stealing her power for his own. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Initially, the series was set in London, but fortunately, this was abandoned in favor of an imaginary city, Faybridge, where magicians and non-magicians unknowingly coexist. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowingly
Adverb
  • There’s also evidence that some mimicry happens unconsciously.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast to things neurotypical people do unconsciously, like twisting a strand of hair, autistic people’s stims can be dramatic, such as pacing or rocking.
    — Beth Hawkins, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The series centers on Yun Hwa, a trainee painter who unwittingly releases a stranger trapped inside a painting for half a century.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Artists unwittingly contribute to the nation’s unaffordability crisis.
    — Luisa Yanez October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The advisory warns that violating Saudi laws, even unintentionally, can carry serious consequences.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Unknowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowingly. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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