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View definitions for inadvertently

inadvertently

adverb as in carelessly

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adverb as in unintentionally

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But “Grounded” would have been better left without its imposed topic, which inadvertently casts much work as ugly stepsisters unsuccessfully trying to jam their feet into Cinderella’s glass slipper.

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A construction team made a shocking discovery at the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday afternoon when they inadvertently unearthed a World War II-era explosive device, authorities said.

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The investigation was launched after the woman who inadvertently paid for his luxury hotel bill contacted the Metropolitan Police in 2022, having become suspicious of Watkin's continued excuses.

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Former national security advisor Michael Waltz, who was recently confirmed as the US's ambassador to the UN, had invited the journalist to the chat inadvertently.

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But he also believes some domestic policy decisions have "perhaps inadvertently" created a more "stubborn inflation situation" here in the UK "probably more so than in other developed countries."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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