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Recent Examples of witting Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 7 June 2017 These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 June 2018 Another major unanswered question is whether Mueller's grand jury will charge any Americans as witting participants in the hacking and leaking scheme — including anyone associated with Trump's presidential campaign. Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2018 Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between. Carina Chocano, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018 Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. Leada Gore, AL.com, 8 June 2017 Let’s continue: Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. Monique Judge, The Root, 8 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witting
Adjective
  • Musk’s comment about Bannon returning to prison was made under a post showing Trump’s Truth Social post, indicating that the billionaire is aware of the threat but is choosing not to respond yet.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
  • Leyva implies that Márquez was aware of and even sympathetic to the plan, citing text messages in which the two expressed mutual support.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Baseball bats aren't the only thing Colt is good at picking up, and he could be considered environmentally conscious.
    Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
  • The two individuals were conscious when police arrived, while Tarpinian-Jachym was unconscious.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Great Replacement is a white nationalist conspiracy theory that claims there's a deliberate plot to replace white Americans with non-white immigrants through immigration and higher birth rates.
    Philippa Pham Hughes, Time, 11 July 2025
  • As Well As Talent In addition to local hiring and open-source opportunities, deliberate investment must be made in infrastructure, policy and support systems.
    Daniel Jebaraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Such findings have almost always been resolved through voluntary resolutions between schools and the federal government.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
  • To that end, the feds can often compel witnesses to talk and share evidence (in contrast, the NBA relies on the voluntary cooperation of people outside the league).
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • From staying focused on real problems to designing flexible business models, small but intentional decisions along the way to launch can make all the difference.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Visually speaking, Loudon says layered rugs make a patio feel finished and intentional.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • However, in a complex system with multiple centers of power and influence, this approach encountered immediate resistance from other control figures like Marco Rubio and Kash Patel, ultimately fading away without achieving its intended purpose.
    Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Christensen’s unique trick is also proof that a makeup product doesn’t have to just be used for its singular, intended purpose, which reminds us of Salma Hayek’s hack for covering gray hairs.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 18 June 2025

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“Witting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witting. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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