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Recent Examples of involuntarily
While in foster care, the daughter was involuntarily hospitalized and forcibly medicated, while the toddler and his brother started bed-wetting and engaging in self-harm.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Best had briefly been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in June 2025, after blocking a vehicle entry on the east side of the White House, CNN and the NYT reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Best was involuntarily committed on June 26, 2025, by the Secret Service for allegedly obstructing vehicle entry to the White House complex at 15th Street and E Street.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Vazquez, 18, was undergoing mental health treatment in the days before Monday’s deadly attack, having been previously involuntarily hospitalized by authorities.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Ortiz had once been involuntarily committed and lost custody of her then 10-year-old child, TMZ reported.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
However, viral content does not move around the Internet involuntarily; a viral meme cannot be passed along invisibly with someone’s sneeze, for example.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The law mandates a mental health evaluation for a suspect who is charged with a violent crime and has been involuntarily committed in the last three years, or if a judge or magistrate is concerned that the suspect might be dangerous.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Hosted by comedian Greg Davies, tonight’s awards represented BAFTA and the BBC’s first big test since the Film Awards, when tourette’s campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled a racial slur at the stars of Sinners.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 May 2026
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Best had briefly been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in June 2025, after blocking a vehicle entry on the east side of the White House, CNN and the NYT reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Best was involuntarily committed on June 26, 2025, by the Secret Service for allegedly obstructing vehicle entry to the White House complex at 15th Street and E Street.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Vazquez, 18, was undergoing mental health treatment in the days before Monday’s deadly attack, having been previously involuntarily hospitalized by authorities.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Ortiz had once been involuntarily committed and lost custody of her then 10-year-old child, TMZ reported.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
However, viral content does not move around the Internet involuntarily; a viral meme cannot be passed along invisibly with someone’s sneeze, for example.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The law mandates a mental health evaluation for a suspect who is charged with a violent crime and has been involuntarily committed in the last three years, or if a judge or magistrate is concerned that the suspect might be dangerous.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Hosted by comedian Greg Davies, tonight’s awards represented BAFTA and the BBC’s first big test since the Film Awards, when tourette’s campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled a racial slur at the stars of Sinners.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for involuntarily
Adverb
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This post will be updated as more information inevitably becomes available.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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The Thunder will inevitably face change.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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The office of attorney general is, unavoidably, a political position that requires political skill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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If you are unavoidably delayed, call and let the place know.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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But the Dodgers won’t necessarily feel the need to find him rest days, either by lining his start up before an off day in the schedule or giving him the day off, after every two-way day.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Working through the county, the city clerk would have until June 30 to verify whether at least 5,342 signatures come from city residents who are eligible — not necessarily registered — to vote.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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The abuse of California’s Native tribes, beginning with the first Spanish explorers, is inescapably true.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The crew has the same cares and the same needs and a crew is inescapably beautifully (and) dutifully linked.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Involuntarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involuntarily. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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