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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
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.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
That unplanned experiment demonstrates how thunderstorms, which can be 10 miles tall, are sensitive to the emission of particles that are smaller than a grain of sand.
—Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Flaring that was needed for safety workers to respond to the unplanned shutdown of the refinery also caused more than 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide to be released, the company said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Some women are thrilled to have their periods come to an end, along with the risk of having an unplanned pregnancy.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
That unplanned experiment demonstrates how thunderstorms, which can be 10 miles tall, are sensitive to the emission of particles that are smaller than a grain of sand.
—Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Flaring that was needed for safety workers to respond to the unplanned shutdown of the refinery also caused more than 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide to be released, the company said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Some women are thrilled to have their periods come to an end, along with the risk of having an unplanned pregnancy.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unplanned
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
Adjective
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The rest of the team ends up having an impromptu guys’ night with McGee and Torres teaming up to mow down cute but lethal teddy bears in Killing with Kindness 3 on the big screen in Kasie’s lab.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Her most unfiltered thoughts, however, come through in impromptu Instagram Stories shared to her 1.5 million followers.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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 12 Apr. 2025.
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