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as in accidental
happening by chance
an unplanned change in our itinerary—we got lost!
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as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
stumbled through a completely unplanned acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of unplanned
In July, Duff shut down rumors that the birth of her baby daughter Townes in May was unplanned.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Debt from unplanned borrowing can spiral out of control and add unnecessary stress and expense.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Planned and unplanned outages were expected to continue through at least Thursday..
City News Service contributed to this report.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Our new political landscape has led to an even greater focus on preventing unplanned pregnancy in the first place.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Debt from unplanned borrowing can spiral out of control and add unnecessary stress and expense.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Planned and unplanned outages were expected to continue through at least Thursday..
City News Service contributed to this report.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Our new political landscape has led to an even greater focus on preventing unplanned pregnancy in the first place.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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And while their first born, Luna takes after her cheeky mom (see her accidental recreation of Teigen's famous meme face), the other three — Miles, 6, Esti, 19 months and Wren, 14 months — are Legend's miniature twins.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Key Background Musk has yet to elaborate on the gesture made Monday, though defenders such as the Anti-Defamation League have chalked up the action to being accidental or awkward as opposed to an intentional Nazi salute.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte put on a vintage Roberto Cavalli party dress from Happy Isles—but only for 15 minutes, as the bride and groom decided to go for an impromptu midnight swim.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Everett Collection Members of an impromptu dance mob taunt Laura Dern in Inland Empire (2006).—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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While Prince William, 42, had already been scheduled to attend in honor of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Princess Kate’s inclusion marks a significant and unexpected addition.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The series will also focus on Collins' complicated relationship with the commander-in-chief himself, President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), who meets an unexpected and gruesome fate early on.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Unplanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplanned. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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