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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
Standards from every period of our lives remain cross-indexed in our brains to be called up in whole, or in part, or, in fact, to come to mind unbidden.
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E.l. Doctorow, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Eliza Barry Callahan’s The Hearing Test seems to be about a temporary loss of hearing but is actually one woman’s rehearsal for the losses that come, unbidden, for us all.
—The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
Every screen suddenly has a logo either urging the user to try an A.I. service or signaling that an A.I. product has been delivered unbidden.
—Tom Scocca, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024
The surprise, unbidden possibility of victory endowed Harris with a mystique.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
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E.l. Doctorow, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Eliza Barry Callahan’s The Hearing Test seems to be about a temporary loss of hearing but is actually one woman’s rehearsal for the losses that come, unbidden, for us all.
—The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
Every screen suddenly has a logo either urging the user to try an A.I. service or signaling that an A.I. product has been delivered unbidden.
—Tom Scocca, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024
The surprise, unbidden possibility of victory endowed Harris with a mystique.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbidden
Adjective
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Check these tasks off your fall to-do list to prevent unwanted critters from sneaking inside.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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And, perhaps most dangerous still, these dreams of modernity shine an unwanted light on the futile hardship of the family’s status quo.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cosmetics are not the only place that regulators assessed an unacceptable level of risk.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Guests also are not allowed to take unsolicited photos or videos that may disrupt others.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Council members were not told about the unsolicited proposal before the July 29 meeting, or even that the mayor wanted a new hotel at Marina Village.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In a filing on Friday, Lively’s team opposed extending the deposition deadline to accommodate a deposition of Swift, questioning the relevance of her testimony and accusing Baldoni’s lawyers of causing unnecessary delay.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Source The Canadian Rockies source delivers crisp, natural spring water untouched by unnecessary treatment, while the bottle design introduces a modern convenience that elevates the experience far beyond hydration.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That truth arrived uninvited during the film’s post-production.—
Andy Hazel,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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More than 50 years ago, Migrant Legal Aid (MLA) began showing up in places like these, often unseen and uninvited, to defend the dignity, health and livelihood of farmworkers.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, a bit of unasked for advice to all burgeoning pop music stars whose life could become a jukebox musical: maybe go on tour a little bit less?—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Meanwhile, key questions go unasked and unanswered.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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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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