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Recent Examples of unprompted
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, drew global outrage as leaders viewed it as unprompted and unjustified.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
General manager Chris MacFarland dropped Bardakov’s name twice — both times unprompted — when talking about the 2025-26 edition of his team.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
The feature occasionally appears, unprompted, when the app detects low storage, but there's no known way to activate it manually.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
One woman, while preparing for her interview, lost her brother in unprompted violence.
—William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
General manager Chris MacFarland dropped Bardakov’s name twice — both times unprompted — when talking about the 2025-26 edition of his team.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
The feature occasionally appears, unprompted, when the app detects low storage, but there's no known way to activate it manually.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
One woman, while preparing for her interview, lost her brother in unprompted violence.
—William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
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These mutations can be spontaneous, but the paternal age of a sperm donor can also be a factor.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The piece signals transformation, but the spontaneous laugh turns luxury into connection; by the red-gown reveal, the necklace reads less like a trophy and more like a charm that’s worked.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The piece Lee publishes isn’t a Pulitzer-winning takedown, but a posthumous profile of the reclusive, kind-hearted Dale, a man who shares Dale’s love of crime writers like Jim Thompson and instinctive empathy for underdogs.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not home in the physical sense, but in the ancestral one — that instinctive recognition that lives in the bones.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Choose from eight lighting modes—including twinkle, slow fade, steady glow, or flash—and even set an automatic shut-off timer.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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