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as in accidental
happening by chance
backyard digging that resulted in unintended damage to buried phone wires
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as in spontaneous
not made or done willingly or by choice
a response that yielded an unintended insight into her personal character
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Recent Examples of unintended
But the all-wheel-drive vehicle was struggling to gain traction in the U.S., thanks in part to the country’s historic disinterest in rally racing and several recalls for a sudden unintended acceleration issue.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
As President Donald Trump mandated a return to office for nearly all federal employees, there could be some unintended consequences—namely for commuters—as traffic is anticipated to skyrocket in the nation's capital and beyond.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The current approach risks unintended consequences, such as fueling black markets or displacing workers in developing economies reliant on apparel manufacturing, Mendez noted.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
While the trade war was initially framed as a strategy to protect American industries and jobs, its unintended consequences have been far-reaching.
—John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
As President Donald Trump mandated a return to office for nearly all federal employees, there could be some unintended consequences—namely for commuters—as traffic is anticipated to skyrocket in the nation's capital and beyond.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The current approach risks unintended consequences, such as fueling black markets or displacing workers in developing economies reliant on apparel manufacturing, Mendez noted.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
While the trade war was initially framed as a strategy to protect American industries and jobs, its unintended consequences have been far-reaching.
—John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
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As the largest startup offering cyber insurance and proactive monitoring tools with over 90,000 policyholders, Coalition insures against incidents like cyberattacks, email scams and accidental privacy violations.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The death of a man whose body was found in a burning car in Cromwell was ruled accidental, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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There’s certainly a spirit of lively, spontaneous community in the film’s ensemble of screen newcomers, all cast from the region and fluent in its distinctive Henan dialect, who collectively contribute a vital air of careworn, lived-in human texture to proceedings.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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White’s style is certainly very different to what Isaacs experienced on 2017 black comedy The Death of Stalin, which despite its irreverent, spontaneous tone, was in fact meticulously overseen by writer and director Armando Iannucci, the Emmy-winning creator of Veep.—
Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Depth and art are not a license to impose behavior on those who are young, confused, vulnerable, trusting yet unwilling.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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The characters are not wholly irredeemable, and some do arrive through meditation and self-reflection at meaningful answers about their compulsions, even as others remain unwilling to consider such questions about their motivations (and how their actions affect other people).—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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That same year, the Beatles gave the vehicle a major, although perhaps unintentional, endorsement.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Feb. 2025
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Of course, the unintentional gross-out performance did nothing to stop Ferguson's Hollywood ascent.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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