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as in accidental
happening by chance
an unplanned change in our itinerary—we got lost!
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as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
stumbled through a completely unplanned acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of unplanned
Her unplanned crossover into anime feels unequivocally natural.
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Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The capsule carried four astronauts, including NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent an unplanned 280 days on the International Space Station after experiencing issues with the Boeing Starliner during its first crewed test flight last June.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
What is a bad thing is actually the sudden, unplanned nature.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
According to fans at the show, an announcer told the crowd that the unplanned pause was due to an electrical fire and said Journey would continue the show, ABC 13 Houston reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The capsule carried four astronauts, including NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent an unplanned 280 days on the International Space Station after experiencing issues with the Boeing Starliner during its first crewed test flight last June.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
What is a bad thing is actually the sudden, unplanned nature.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
According to fans at the show, an announcer told the crowd that the unplanned pause was due to an electrical fire and said Journey would continue the show, ABC 13 Houston reported.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplanned
Adjective
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The coroner’s office ruled the deaths accidental due to blunt force trauma.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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Chenoweth and Menzel recently performed an impromptu Wicked duet following Menzel's performance in Redwood at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City on Thursday, April 3.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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After an impromptu meeting outside the courthouse, where the pair establish mutual respect and underlying attraction for one another, Michelle takes Ray to a Quaker meeting to establish trust.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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JuJu Watkins is receiving love from unexpected places.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2002, Amazon required every executive to master an unexpected skill: writing press releases for products that didn’t yet exist.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Unplanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplanned. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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