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Recent Examples of unprompted
The central reason, which Canales brought up unprompted, was penalties.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
An unprompted injury like that just seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for his career.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Other times, attendees sing along unprompted.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Notably, Ressa issued the same call to action twice, almost unprompted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
An unprompted injury like that just seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for his career.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Other times, attendees sing along unprompted.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Notably, Ressa issued the same call to action twice, almost unprompted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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Placental insufficiency, in which the organ fails to develop or function properly, is a leading cause of spontaneous preterm birth, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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That kind of flexibility leads to spontaneous nights where what started off as an intimate hang expands into an all-out party.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For Caldwell, weighing the risks of his work has always felt more like a mental abstraction, an algorithm of constantly shifting variables, than an instinctive act of self-preservation.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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There is a sense of the body moving through the work, leaving behind gestures that feel both deliberate and instinctive.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With automatic runner Bo Bichette also aboard at second, Robert reached down and drove a 1-0 slider over the left-center fence for his first homer with the Mets.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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For many years now, that increase has been automatic based on growth in the national average wage index.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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