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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
Luckily, Iris has a premonition of the accident and saves everyone — but that causes unintended consequences, as Death begins to come for her descendants.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
This is but one example of the deeply flawed process that repeatedly leads to laws laced with unintended consequences.
—Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
The unintended economic consequences of the tax included a significant number of tanning salons going out of business and higher loan default rates among tanning businesses in states such as Florida.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The group then moves up toward Union Avenue when the first male begins running toward the person who had punched him … when an unintended target is struck, and [the teen girl] immediately falls to the ground with a gunshot wound to the head as the other children run away for their lives.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
This is but one example of the deeply flawed process that repeatedly leads to laws laced with unintended consequences.
—Paul Owens, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
The unintended economic consequences of the tax included a significant number of tanning salons going out of business and higher loan default rates among tanning businesses in states such as Florida.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The group then moves up toward Union Avenue when the first male begins running toward the person who had punched him … when an unintended target is struck, and [the teen girl] immediately falls to the ground with a gunshot wound to the head as the other children run away for their lives.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintended
Adjective
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The coroner found that no foul play was involved, and that his death was accidental.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The accidental shooting unfolded on Wednesday inside an apartment in northeast D.C., located on 1700 block of Benning Road.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Conversations are flirtatious and direct, so expect bold texts and spontaneous meetings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Bilek said that proposals should be intentional moments, not spontaneous gestures, and partners should openly communicate expectations around commitment to avoid confusion or emotional harm.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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For potential customers who are either unable or unwilling to install photovoltaic technology on their own property, community solar can be a viable option for bringing renewable energy into their homes, Reed said.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2025
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The focus and surgical exactitude that qualified him to guide a missile through the stars would from then on be applied to guiding an unwilling society to the idea that gay Americans were, in every way, deserving of equal rights and respect under the law.—
Evan Brechtel,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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This creates a potential for manipulation, albeit unintentional on the AI's part.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Not including Friday's incident in Racine, at least 63 unintentional shootings by children have already occurred this year, according to Everytown.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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“Unintended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintended. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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