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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
What people also don’t do is investigate the unintended consequences of the impulse toward compassion.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
Donald Trump has never been a repository of wisdom, but his policies are serving the unintended purpose of generating it among the American people.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
But the new focus on moderation had an unintended effect: Frustrated residents whose comments were removed began to create their own groups in protest, with names like Oakdale Incident Feed First Amendment Approved and Oakdale Incident Feed UNFILTERED.
—Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Following the precedents set in Geneva in 1949, the states employing these tactics continue to claim that the resulting famines are either nonexistent, or unintended consequences of lawful actions against enemy combatants.
—Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
Donald Trump has never been a repository of wisdom, but his policies are serving the unintended purpose of generating it among the American people.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
But the new focus on moderation had an unintended effect: Frustrated residents whose comments were removed began to create their own groups in protest, with names like Oakdale Incident Feed First Amendment Approved and Oakdale Incident Feed UNFILTERED.
—Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Following the precedents set in Geneva in 1949, the states employing these tactics continue to claim that the resulting famines are either nonexistent, or unintended consequences of lawful actions against enemy combatants.
—Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
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Collantes ruled the cut was the result of an accidental headbutt, Suarez’s team is arguing that a punch caused the cut.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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But the real Sylvia and Mort were larger-than-life characters and became accidental celebrities when The Nanny aired.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Pockets of time when most parents are homebound are now ripe for spontaneous hangouts, especially because their kids can entertain one another.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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But most mutations are acquired — from lifestyle, environmental exposures, or spontaneous errors during cell division.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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This spring a jury determined that former Kansas City Manager Brian Platt sidelined the city’s communications directors for being unwilling to stretch the truth.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
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Yet, this was a classic case of a kneejerk reaction from WWE fans who were unwilling to let the story play out.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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More often than not, however, the trickery is unintentional.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Her vast range of brushstrokes and marks, whether meticulous or unintentional, seems infinite and intrinsically intertwined.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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