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Recent Examples of unwittingly
Jacob plots to seduce his employers and gain an advantage from their industry connections, but unwittingly walks into a trap.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Leo had unwittingly opened a Pandora’s box.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Rosemary will unwittingly give birth to the Antichrist; as a trade, Guy’s woeful acting career will take off.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
If the answer to this question is no, a business runs the risk of unwittingly exposing its data, despite its security measures.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
If so, Scoresby unwittingly described the effects of a shift in the quantity of solar radiation that reached Earth’s surface.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The origins of the case trace back to December 2021, when Williams' remains were unwittingly found at the residence in Brunswick, outside Savannah.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
McSorley, fatigued and with his radars on the blink, may have unwittingly bottomed out the boat on a shoal, damaging the plating underneath.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Fried chicken lovers visiting a Popeyes drive-thru in Florida were unwittingly paying a prison inmate’s commissary fees, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Leo had unwittingly opened a Pandora’s box.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Rosemary will unwittingly give birth to the Antichrist; as a trade, Guy’s woeful acting career will take off.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
If the answer to this question is no, a business runs the risk of unwittingly exposing its data, despite its security measures.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
If so, Scoresby unwittingly described the effects of a shift in the quantity of solar radiation that reached Earth’s surface.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The origins of the case trace back to December 2021, when Williams' remains were unwittingly found at the residence in Brunswick, outside Savannah.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
McSorley, fatigued and with his radars on the blink, may have unwittingly bottomed out the boat on a shoal, damaging the plating underneath.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Fried chicken lovers visiting a Popeyes drive-thru in Florida were unwittingly paying a prison inmate’s commissary fees, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwittingly
Adverb
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Though Garfield is attending the RNC reluctantly to give a speech in support of his friend, Congressman James Blaine (Bradley Whitford), for the presidency, his rousing oration inadvertently earns him the nomination.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Historically, local shrimp fishers accidentally caught the small porpoises in gill nets, inadvertently killing them.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Produced by Yann Zenou (YZE) and Nicolas Duval Adassovsky (ADNP/QUAD), the film stars Poelvoorde as Jean Chevalin, a bumbling trickster who accidentally deserts the army in 1940s France and must protect his family from the advancing Nazi threat.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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In those moments, characters have good reason to accidentally reveal themselves, in a seamless way that a lot of exposition can’t get at.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Vaquitas continued to be caught and unintentionally killed when fishers used these nets to target totoaba fish for their swim bladder—the part of a fish that regulates buoyancy—for sale in Chinese black markets.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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The whispers of China’s rise have been ongoing since the Obama administration, but the power that was unintentionally ceded due to the actions taken by the first and second Trump administrations cannot be overlooked.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The author recalled having a nightmare about his own family and unconsciously tapping into his personal dilemmas, which provided the basis for the book by the time the sun rose.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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These themes surface naturally, maybe even unconsciously.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But their next drive started fortuitously, when Nix seemingly overthrew a receiver only for the ball to fall into the hands of an awaiting Marvin Mims for a 29-yard gain.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
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This fall, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), MASS MoCA in Massachusetts and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago intertwine fortuitously on the subjects of land and migration.—
Miguel Figueroa,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But also just a touch ironic — like a man handing out fire safety pamphlets while carelessly flipping burgers over a bonfire on his porch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Unwittingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwittingly. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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