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as in accidental
happening by chance
an unplanned change in our itinerary—we got lost!
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as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
stumbled through a completely unplanned acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of unplanned
South Africa Takes Control Early Nigeria were dealt an early blow when full-back Ola Aina limped off just seven minutes into the contest, forcing head coach Éric Chelle into an unplanned change.
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Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In another instance, the museum spotlights a story about an unplanned sinking of the Orca, when a production boat that was pulling the onscreen boat went too fast and yanked out the Orca’s planking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Bond markets are particularly sensitive to unexpected government financing needs, and a sudden requirement to fund hundreds of billions in tariff refunds would force Treasury into massive unplanned borrowing.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Make two batches and freeze one for unplanned nights ahead.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In another instance, the museum spotlights a story about an unplanned sinking of the Orca, when a production boat that was pulling the onscreen boat went too fast and yanked out the Orca’s planking.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Bond markets are particularly sensitive to unexpected government financing needs, and a sudden requirement to fund hundreds of billions in tariff refunds would force Treasury into massive unplanned borrowing.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Make two batches and freeze one for unplanned nights ahead.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplanned
Adjective
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Her death appears accidental, according to preliminary information from police.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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The name was an accidental misspelling of googol, a term coined by a mathematician’s young son to describe a 1 with 100 zeros after it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Upon arrival, young guests are treated to a slime smoothie, setting the stage for Nickelodeon character meet-and-greets and impromptu dance parties.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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McCurry says that the playlist actually came about from an impromptu conversation between a YouTube Music executive and one of Delta’s flight attendants.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An unexpected power shift will threaten the brotherhood between Phil and Geoffrey, whose loyalties to the Banks family will be tested.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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But its menu has some entrees that are perhaps unexpected.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers believe this error was not from its knowledge base but was an improvised guess based on their prior conversation about the square’s diagonal.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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After Rogen gave a short and seemingly improvised speech, Bargatze returned for a brief monologue.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gebhardt showed his improvisational skills on a pair of first-half errant PAT conversions, running for one two-pointer and passing for another.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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Reparto is rooted in timba, a classic Cuban sound that exploded in the Nineties and fuses Cuban son, salsa, funk, Afro-Cuban folkloric music, and jazz into an improvisational hybrid.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Unplanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplanned. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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