as in accidental
happening by chance
an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush
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Recent Examples of inadvertent
Wyatt’s removal was due to the inadvertent use of an ineligible player in the bi-district round, Fort Worth ISD Athletics told the Star-Telegram.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
In addition to the inadvertent possibility, there is also the act by a user that explicitly tells generative AI to promote a particular addiction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The White House has dismissed the episode as a minor mistake and top congressional Republicans seemed ready to chalk it up as an inadvertent mix-up, but Democrats were in no mood to do so.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Apparently, an inadvertent phone number made it onto that thread.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
In addition to the inadvertent possibility, there is also the act by a user that explicitly tells generative AI to promote a particular addiction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The White House has dismissed the episode as a minor mistake and top congressional Republicans seemed ready to chalk it up as an inadvertent mix-up, but Democrats were in no mood to do so.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Apparently, an inadvertent phone number made it onto that thread.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Inadvertent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadvertent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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