as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
the family received enough unsolicited donations to get back on their feet
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Recent Examples of unsolicited
The same goes for unsolicited texts and social media messages.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
And that price was years of unsolicited advice.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
The bid for Chrome, which came unsolicited, is higher than Perplexity’s $18 billion valuation in July, but the firm said investors have agreed to back the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
And that price was years of unsolicited advice.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025
The bid for Chrome, which came unsolicited, is higher than Perplexity’s $18 billion valuation in July, but the firm said investors have agreed to back the deal.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsolicited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolicited
Adjective
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Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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That question has been top of mind for a research team at Georgia Tech, which is working to develop an optimal robotic guide dog platform, one that provides both reliability and safety for users, while also fitting into the physical world without drawing unwanted attention.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That truth arrived uninvited during the film’s post-production.—
Andy Hazel,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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More than 50 years ago, Migrant Legal Aid (MLA) began showing up in places like these, often unseen and uninvited, to defend the dignity, health and livelihood of farmworkers.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a filing on Friday, Lively’s team opposed extending the deposition deadline to accommodate a deposition of Swift, questioning the relevance of her testimony and accusing Baldoni’s lawyers of causing unnecessary delay.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Source The Canadian Rockies source delivers crisp, natural spring water untouched by unnecessary treatment, while the bottle design introduces a modern convenience that elevates the experience far beyond hydration.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a bit of unasked for advice to all burgeoning pop music stars whose life could become a jukebox musical: maybe go on tour a little bit less?—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Meanwhile, key questions go unasked and unanswered.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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“Unsolicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolicited. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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