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Recent Examples of unwittingly
Too many parents, probably unwittingly, are conditioning their kids to be afraid of losing.
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Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
But in their work on the MaxCut of graphs, Jin, Milojević, Tomon, and Zhang had unwittingly produced a hammer.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton unwittingly gave Beto O’Rourke hope by suing him.
—Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2026
One of those belongs to Arkansas-native Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James' agent and close friend Rich Paul.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
One of those belongs to Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James’ agent and close friend Rich Paul.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The plot revolves around Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian in London unwittingly drawn into an espionage ring when a woman is murdered in his flat.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026
Companies will unwittingly onboard these fake employees and grant them access to internal systems.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
But with health care professionals no longer unwittingly complicit with abuse, this law stands to firmly disrupt this dangerous culture.
—Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
But in their work on the MaxCut of graphs, Jin, Milojević, Tomon, and Zhang had unwittingly produced a hammer.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton unwittingly gave Beto O’Rourke hope by suing him.
—Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2026
One of those belongs to Arkansas-native Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James' agent and close friend Rich Paul.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
One of those belongs to Austin Reaves, who was unwittingly pitted against James this week during unfortunate speculation from James’ agent and close friend Rich Paul.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The plot revolves around Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian in London unwittingly drawn into an espionage ring when a woman is murdered in his flat.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026
Companies will unwittingly onboard these fake employees and grant them access to internal systems.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
But with health care professionals no longer unwittingly complicit with abuse, this law stands to firmly disrupt this dangerous culture.
—Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwittingly
Adverb
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This stylistic approach allows Herbert to expertly avoid inadvertently selling Natchez itself, instead focusing on how this town’s peculiar relationship to an overwhelming past still lives inside those doing the selling.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Pittsburgh’s Erik Karlsson inadvertently gloved the puck between the legs of Penguins goalie Artūrs Šilovs.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In 1985, Marty McFly (played by Lucas Hallauer) is a skateboarding high schooler who is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine — ensconced in a DeLorean sports car — by nutty off-the-books scientist Doc Brown (David Josefsberg).—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mahomes on Wednesday accidentally got Chiefs fans excited about Kelce putting off retirement and returning for one more season.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Sanitize pruning tools afterward to avoid unintentionally transferring spores elsewhere.—
Rachel Gillett,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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Which means that, while donation bins are one of the cheaper collection tools to scale, local rules may unintentionally choke off the collection network that the law depends on, especially as collection volumes rise.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Pine has been chosen, unconsciously or not, by Roper as his heir and executioner.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Stafford played unbelievably, unconsciously, and should win the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award in a week and a half.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The margins between top teams have shrunk, intangibles such as fit, culture and identity are more impactful than ever and the number of teams that can aspire to win a national championship seems to have expanded, fortuitously, along with the CFP.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The following week – fortuitously a bye week for the Knights – Curtis had his first chemo treatment at the Mayo Clinic.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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As flawed generative AI tools continue to be used carelessly, without the necessary follow-up work of checking for hallucinations, experts warn that agencies like NWS could inflict serious damage to their reputation and authority.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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Florida has a prohibition on carelessly carrying a gun.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Unwittingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwittingly. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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