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Recent Examples of unprompted
General manager Chris MacFarland dropped Bardakov’s name twice — both times unprompted — when talking about the 2025-26 edition of his team.
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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
But nobody ever likes hearing about something happening completely unprompted again.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
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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
But nobody ever likes hearing about something happening completely unprompted again.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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However, unlike beer or cheese, where microbes are intentionally introduced and controlled, fermentation in cocoa beans is a spontaneous process and largely uncontrolled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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And the Eagles are catching spontaneous migraines on third downs, ranking just 27th in converting them and 26th in defending them.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Having scored on his Serie A debut against Fiorentina with an impressive finish against former United goalkeeper David de Gea, Hojlund grabbed his second Serie A goal at the weekend with an instinctive finish to secure three points against Genoa in a 2-1 victory.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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That quiet, instinctive gesture of care — captured on video and later shared on TikTok — struck a chord with hundreds of thousands.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The criminal complaint, though, does not mention a semi-automatic weapon or that Martinez was armed.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Turn on automatic updates so you're always protected without having to think about it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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