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as in accidental
happening by chance
an unwitting mistake made in copying the material
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
an unwitting accomplice to the crime
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Recent Examples of unwitting
Everything converged on a young woman named Rose Walker (Kyo Ra), an unwitting Vortex—someone who can attract and manipulate dreams, with dire consequences.
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ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025
None of us wants to be the unwitting recipient of the Madame Bovary letter.
—Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
In Pursuit of Beauty follows a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon whose unconventional methods land her in jail, and the potentially unwitting journalist who agrees to ghostwrite her story from the other side of her prison cell.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
There are a myriad ways that a hacker can steal your data and compromise your systems, from automatic hacking machines, from automatic hacking machines, using your contacts as unwitting accomplices, and even analyzing PIN code usage, to name but three.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwitting
ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025
None of us wants to be the unwitting recipient of the Madame Bovary letter.
—Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
In Pursuit of Beauty follows a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon whose unconventional methods land her in jail, and the potentially unwitting journalist who agrees to ghostwrite her story from the other side of her prison cell.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
There are a myriad ways that a hacker can steal your data and compromise your systems, from automatic hacking machines, from automatic hacking machines, using your contacts as unwitting accomplices, and even analyzing PIN code usage, to name but three.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwitting
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Insider threats—whether malicious or accidental—are the Trojan Horse of modern cybersecurity.—
Muhi S. Majzoub,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Her manner of death was determined to be accidental.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Yet news accounts indicate that local officials, even as little as less than hour ahead of devastating flooding, were unaware of the risk.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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Before the attack, many in the area were likely completely unaware that the facility was so close to home.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 July 2025
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There is also a risk of inadvertent inhalation of spray sunscreen particles, especially when products are used on children.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The second major change, which compounded this problem, was the largely inadvertent breakdown of prepublication licensing.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
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Once she was evicted in eighth place, Chen Moonves took the opportunity to confront an oblivious Gries, who deflected the questioning and even tried to blame it on being from Texas.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Though charismatic, Will Derringer, as the US President, is at times very much oblivious to how to run a nation, while Sam Clarke is very calculated, calm, and strategic when their backs are against the wall.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
3 July 2025
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Consequently, many of those enslaved in Texas remained ignorant of the proclamation’s potential impact on their lives, or of the fact the Civil War had functionally ended two months earlier.—
Timothy Welbeck,
The Conversation,
16 June 2025
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Careless or ignorant reporting has obscured objective reality.—
Nicholas DiMarzio,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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“Unwitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwitting. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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