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Recent Examples of unprompted
An unprompted injury like that just seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for his career.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Other times, attendees sing along unprompted.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Notably, Ressa issued the same call to action twice, almost unprompted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, drew global outrage as leaders viewed it as unprompted and unjustified.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Other times, attendees sing along unprompted.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Notably, Ressa issued the same call to action twice, almost unprompted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, drew global outrage as leaders viewed it as unprompted and unjustified.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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His response was considered a striking, and spontaneous, moral condemnation of McCarthy’s excesses.—
Kristen Monroe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The spontaneous pep talk from Madonna came shortly before Glenn competed on the ice for the women’s short, which ended with the American at 13th place in the overall skater standings.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What emerged was a season defined by ease and quiet confidence, where modern dressing feels instinctive, purposeful and deeply personal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Johnson is instinctive, capable of quickly diagnosing layered route concepts, and can bait quarterbacks into making a mistake.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Each employee gets their own retirement account, with automatic contributions made from their paychecks.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The transistor acts like an automatic switch.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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