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
Donate through the charity's official website instead of clicking links in unsolicited emails.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The first lady is reportedly mad at the president for making an unsolicited comment about their son, Barron.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
Friend giving unsolicited advice?
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Be suspicious of unsolicited telephone calls, mailings, online interactions or door-to-door services.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The first lady is reportedly mad at the president for making an unsolicited comment about their son, Barron.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
Friend giving unsolicited advice?
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Be suspicious of unsolicited telephone calls, mailings, online interactions or door-to-door services.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsolicited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolicited
Adjective
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Consumers can use call-blocking features on their cell phone or landline to stop unwanted calls.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The wrong one can create confusion, lead to notification overload, and add unnecessary complexity to the workday.—
Rebecca Lazar,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Unsolicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolicited. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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