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Recent Examples of unwittingly
In a voicemail unwittingly left on Thomas’ phone, a male and a female are heard talking while appearing to move something heavy.
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One witness called, however, accepted that Paqueta’s mother had unwittingly shaped his betting approach.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Pike has unwittingly helped Marie.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Ustinov hired him, though, as Stamp had unwittingly replicated Billy Budd’s gormless behavior.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
But opponents of those policies may be unwittingly supporting them.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
This could be good for students who might unwittingly enroll in a program without understanding the labor market implications of their choice.
—Michael Collins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Max Born, a more senior physicist, realized that Heisenberg had unwittingly hit on the rules for multiplying grids of numbers called matrices — high mathematics in the 1920s.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Cueball and Eddy are unwittingly drawn into the scheme and pulled into a turf war between Seizer’s crew, which includes Bird, and a rival gang.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One witness called, however, accepted that Paqueta’s mother had unwittingly shaped his betting approach.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Pike has unwittingly helped Marie.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Ustinov hired him, though, as Stamp had unwittingly replicated Billy Budd’s gormless behavior.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
But opponents of those policies may be unwittingly supporting them.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
This could be good for students who might unwittingly enroll in a program without understanding the labor market implications of their choice.
—Michael Collins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Max Born, a more senior physicist, realized that Heisenberg had unwittingly hit on the rules for multiplying grids of numbers called matrices — high mathematics in the 1920s.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Cueball and Eddy are unwittingly drawn into the scheme and pulled into a turf war between Seizer’s crew, which includes Bird, and a rival gang.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwittingly
Adverb
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Over the course of the season, Dexter reunites with Harrison in New York City and inadvertently finds his way into the company of other infamous serial killers secretly assembled for meetings at the estate of billionaire philanthropist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal (Sewell) may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Fentanyl is dangerous for many reasons, one of which is that it is often laced inside other drugs, with many recreational drug users accidentally consuming the other substances without knowing there's any fentanyl inside them.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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If a player scores a penalty kick but accidentally touches the ball twice, they will be allowed to retake it.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Video from the incident, however, shows that the confrontation may have been sparked by Prescott himself, who seemingly — though possibly unintentionally — spit in Carter’s direction during the opening huddle.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This approach would unintentionally damage American businesses.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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When someone is known primarily for reliability, colleagues unconsciously pigeonhole them.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The microcosm of this family unit in its death throes is all there right on the court, from Bernard’s toxic competitiveness to the way Walt unconsciously picks up on his dad’s cues and then lords his victory over his little brother (Owen Kline).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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This journey for self-acceptance fortuitously leads to mentorship from the local drag community, showing Adolfo the importance of having the right people in your corner even outside of the ring.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
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That depth is fortuitously within reach of the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover, which is set to launch to the Red Planet no earlier than 2028 and will carry a drill that can penetrate up to two meters below the planet’s surface.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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