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Recent Examples of unwittingly
Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 16 May 2026
Commencing an investigation, Bernal unwittingly assigns Dahlia and his nephew Charlie, an ex-cop and Dahlia’s ex-lover, leading to a fraught reunion.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Commencing an investigation, Bernal unwittingly assigns Dahlia and his nephew Charlie, an ex-cop and Dahlia’s ex-lover, leading to a fraught reunion.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Then, in conversation, Way's faculty adviser, Harvard professor Timothy Colton, unwittingly provided a eureka moment.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 13 May 2026
My mother had unwittingly sewn the first clothes that gave me a powerful sense of gender euphoria.
—Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026
In her latest Netflix action effort, Theron plays a woman who sets off on a trip to Australia to soothe her grief but unwittingly crosses paths with Egerton’s unnerving hunter, who forces her into a game of cat and mouse.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
The latter post was criticized by Ben Stiller for using footage from his 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, which follows a group of actors who are unwittingly dropped into a Southeast Asian war zone.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Your data The surveillance capitalism system requires people to unwittingly participate in a manipulative cycle of group- and self-surveillance.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Brent Lang, Variety, 16 May 2026
Commencing an investigation, Bernal unwittingly assigns Dahlia and his nephew Charlie, an ex-cop and Dahlia’s ex-lover, leading to a fraught reunion.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Commencing an investigation, Bernal unwittingly assigns Dahlia and his nephew Charlie, an ex-cop and Dahlia’s ex-lover, leading to a fraught reunion.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Then, in conversation, Way's faculty adviser, Harvard professor Timothy Colton, unwittingly provided a eureka moment.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 13 May 2026
My mother had unwittingly sewn the first clothes that gave me a powerful sense of gender euphoria.
—Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026
In her latest Netflix action effort, Theron plays a woman who sets off on a trip to Australia to soothe her grief but unwittingly crosses paths with Egerton’s unnerving hunter, who forces her into a game of cat and mouse.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
The latter post was criticized by Ben Stiller for using footage from his 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, which follows a group of actors who are unwittingly dropped into a Southeast Asian war zone.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Your data The surveillance capitalism system requires people to unwittingly participate in a manipulative cycle of group- and self-surveillance.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwittingly
Adverb
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That lack of direction, however, inadvertently led him toward his future career.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But as the evidence mounts, scientists continue to puzzle over the pleasant surprise—how are vaccines that target specific pathogens inadvertently shielding our minds from deterioration?—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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According to investigators with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, the fire was accidentally sparked by a person performing work on his residential property.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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More than 90,000 were assaulted and 28 were accidentally killed, the FBI said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Created by Eugene Pack and co-created by Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features stars reading — and dramatically acting out — excerpts from famous memoirs, leaning into the unintentionally funny, overly revealing and often absurd moments found within their pages.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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While critics have been tough on the Finnish director’s blending of human sentiment and thrashing violence and pyrotechnics, audiences know his brand – consciously or unconsciously.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s not a songwriter out there who won’t have inadvertently, unconsciously, consciously pulled from his work.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sixty years ago, the home opener happened to fortuitously fall during spring break.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When Tel received the ball in his own half a couple of minutes later and lost it carelessly, there were a few groans from the home fans.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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During the pavilion’s preview, a brief but loud protest led by Russian dissident disruptors Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN might have been the most exciting thing to happen at the underwhelming and carelessly presented group show of live performance and video art.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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“Unwittingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwittingly. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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