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as in accidental
happening by chance
an unwitting mistake made in copying the material
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
an unwitting accomplice to the crime
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Recent Examples of unwitting
The moment an unwitting Labrador tried to enter his owner's car through the hood rather than the open door at the back has gone viral, leading to jokes about the breed's IQ.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The reality is that underpaid, undervalued or undertrained employees present a significant fraud risk, both as potential perpetrators and as unwitting victims of scams.
—Toby Braun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Rodriguez also notes that his hacking technique could be used not just by a driver who wants to jailbreak their own plate, but also by someone targeting an unwitting owner of a plate too.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Fortunately for society, there was no chance this particular substance would ever threaten the lives of an unwitting drug user — the person Moore delivered it to was a confidential informant working with law enforcement.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The reality is that underpaid, undervalued or undertrained employees present a significant fraud risk, both as potential perpetrators and as unwitting victims of scams.
—Toby Braun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Rodriguez also notes that his hacking technique could be used not just by a driver who wants to jailbreak their own plate, but also by someone targeting an unwitting owner of a plate too.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Fortunately for society, there was no chance this particular substance would ever threaten the lives of an unwitting drug user — the person Moore delivered it to was a confidential informant working with law enforcement.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwitting
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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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But most are unaware of an 84-year-old law that allows U.S. employers to legally pay workers with disabilities based on their abilities, with no minimum.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Inside the home, Ruzek also found a young girl named Zoe sitting in her room, unaware of the horror in the nearby bedroom.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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In hindsight, Thadeus is sure that there was an inadvertent flouting of etiquette on his part.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
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Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.—
David Galef/Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some of it is a management team that is way too bullish about its prospects without realizing — or being oblivious to — how poor performing their broader industry is.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2025
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Steph Curry was ignorant of the NBA history at stake.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Russia, Iran, and many other countries criticize U.S. military interventions as arrogant, ignorant of local context, and unable to fashion either stable regimes or effective security structures.—
Alexander Baunov,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Unwitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwitting. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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