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also unbid
as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
she arrived, unbidden, to help out at the Red Cross center
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Recent Examples of unbidden
And like Peter Falk’s immortal gumshoe, Elsbeth — who will insert herself unbidden into an investigation — asks a lot of questions, some merely out of curiosity.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Haley is the only female candidate in the G.O.P. primary, a fact that many voters in New Hampshire told me, unbidden, they were drawn to.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2023
What is so remarkable here is that hundreds of readers had civil discourse unbidden.
—Cquinn, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
Some users, when confronted by Guy’s unbidden tweets in their timelines, chose to attack him or mock him to their followers, tagging him in.
—WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Haley is the only female candidate in the G.O.P. primary, a fact that many voters in New Hampshire told me, unbidden, they were drawn to.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2023
What is so remarkable here is that hundreds of readers had civil discourse unbidden.
—Cquinn, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
Some users, when confronted by Guy’s unbidden tweets in their timelines, chose to attack him or mock him to their followers, tagging him in.
—WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbidden
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Everything seems fine at first, until their use of Old Republic credits brings them unwanted attention.Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The speakers can be purchased with the same stands developed for the 2019 Linton which position them at the correct height and dampen unwanted vibrations.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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An American president who thinks strategically would likely conclude that the risks and costs associated with tariffs-as-a-tactic would be remarkably high, if not unacceptable.Samuel Gregg, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Not holding my breath for Mike Johnson or Elise Stefanik to state the obvious that this is unacceptable, dangerous, & shameful.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Of course, some are just weird, like the Grampy Turnips, little old vegetable men planted in the soil who prattle on with unsolicited advice that’s occasionally useful and mostly waffle about.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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While those swashbuckling days are largely over, boards of directors and CEOs still need to be prepared for activist proposals and unsolicited takeover bids.Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Covid-19 pandemic would have challenged any president, but evidence suggests that Trump’s leadership contributed to unnecessary deaths: As many as 40 percent of American lives lost in the first year of the pandemic, according to one estimate.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Using scalable infrastructure that adjusts resources based on real-time needs can prevent unnecessary expenses.Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, our favorite cozy time of year also comes with an uninvited guest: cold, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season.Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 25 Oct. 2024
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There are no managers, teams, or uninvited guests allowed.Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Keeping your baby's name a secret will prevent those awkward conversations about the name’s meaning and cut down on opportunities for friends and family members to butt in with their own—unasked for—name suggestions.Casey Clark, Parents, 23 July 2024
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Unfortunately, these questions have been left largely unasked.Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2012
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On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer.Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
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The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet.Michael Paulson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Unbidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbidden. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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