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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
Popular on Variety The other major death of the episode is Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards), the master blacksmith, creator of the rings and Sauron’s unwitting puppet.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Along the way to fixing the infrastructure problems, Deb Hatley became an unwitting social media star, as her TikTok reels showcasing the resort transformation went viral.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Federal officials are accusing Russia of using unwitting right-wing American influencers to spread Kremlin propaganda ahead of the November presidential election.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
In light of the past week’s fixations, I’m tempted to think of the New York essay as an unwitting wrench in the conservative dogma uniting those other two pet controversies.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Along the way to fixing the infrastructure problems, Deb Hatley became an unwitting social media star, as her TikTok reels showcasing the resort transformation went viral.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Federal officials are accusing Russia of using unwitting right-wing American influencers to spread Kremlin propaganda ahead of the November presidential election.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
In light of the past week’s fixations, I’m tempted to think of the New York essay as an unwitting wrench in the conservative dogma uniting those other two pet controversies.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwitting
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The defense contends the June 2022 shooting was accidental.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nelson was one of the six siblings and partial siblings who were ruled to be Prince’s legal heirs after the singer died of an accidental drug overdose in 2016.Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trump might be unaware of this or indifferent to it.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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That's on top of a relentless campaign schedule that has seemingly left barely any residents here unaware of who their candidates are.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Some remembered fondly their own inadvertent artworks made by children.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Last month, the U.S. and China’s top commanders in the Indo-Pacific resumed formal communications for the first time since 2022, which is vital for avoiding inadvertent military conflict.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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As much as parents may think their children are oblivious, research shows kids, including very young ones, are paying attention.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, people were oblivious of its presence on Guam until 1953, and still unaware of its deadly rapid spread until much later.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump, so ignorant of the past and so careless about the future, is a present-tense kind of candidate.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Was an ancient reptile, for all intents and purposes a 15-million-year-old dinosaur, actually roaming this expanse of creosote scrub, subsisting on beavertail cactus flesh, going about her day ignorant of the weather alerts, the headlines, the untold human tragedies?Outside Online, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Unwitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwitting. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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