unprompted

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Recent Examples of unprompted And Smart still wasn’t done: A few weeks later, Smart took an unprompted shot — maybe playful, maybe not — at SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, who was standing a few feet away. Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and conservative influencer, was one of many high-profile users to share the video on X with a message mocking Harris for the unprompted and confusing-to-some video address. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024 That’s what Poles said, unprompted, near the end of the interview. Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 In fact, this spring, another team’s ace — with no connection to either Wheeler or the NL winner in ’21, Corbin Burnes — went on an unprompted rant about it to me. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 12 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for unprompted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
  • Creates opportunities for mentorship and career development through spontaneous interactions.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Those days of spontaneous travel and memorable experiences don't have to be over.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This behavior is an instinctive extension of the in-utero environment where constant proximity to the mother provided warmth, security and the steady rhythm of her heartbeat.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • With a guy that height who can move like that and is that instinctive, with those type of ball skills, those guys don’t come around every year.
    Chad Graff, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In one report broadcast on Israel’s Channel 12, Israeli soldiers can be seen working hand in hand with Syrian villagers to collect boxes of artillery rounds, automatic weapons, grenade launchers and other armaments.
    Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • His dominant performance on Saturday reflected the automatic nature of the former UConn great.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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