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Recent Examples of unprompted
Residents are being reminded that government agencies never call, text, or send unprompted emails to ask for payment or personal information.
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Cbs Chicago Team,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Judge also brought that up unprompted after returning from the World Baseball Classic earlier this month.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Vitello began his availability on Monday with an unprompted airing of grievances that lasted about three minutes regarding how his final days as Tennessee’s head coach unfolded.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
Who needs bulletin board material for the Seahawks when a starting wide receiver is providing an unprompted defense of farmers?
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Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Cbs Chicago Team,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Judge also brought that up unprompted after returning from the World Baseball Classic earlier this month.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Vitello began his availability on Monday with an unprompted airing of grievances that lasted about three minutes regarding how his final days as Tennessee’s head coach unfolded.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
Who needs bulletin board material for the Seahawks when a starting wide receiver is providing an unprompted defense of farmers?
—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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First, bringing tried-and-true basics allows for spontaneous styling, rather than trying to plan every outfit ahead of time.
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The spontaneous pregnancy was so rare that even some medical professionals struggled to explain its odds.
Adjective
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Tailoring became lighter, proportions relaxed and layering more instinctive, creating wardrobes that feel versatile rather than prescriptive.
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Marina, for her part, reacts to every new face and each fresh piece of information with an instinctive guardedness—and Garcia illuminates, with an almost sphinx-like half smile, the preternatural reserve of someone who’s grown up knowing not to expect too much from people.
Adjective
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The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic.
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The Disciplinary Code states that a sending off or automatic suspension can only be challenged if it was issued to the wrong player.
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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