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Recent Examples of unprompted
Then, completely unprompted, Lyonne picks up a plush cigar toy and offers it to Mater, who holds it in his mouth like a pro.
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EW.com, 13 May 2025
What Vuong seems to mean is that such Proustian details are unexpected but nevertheless distinctive; their unprompted specificity gives the story a verisimilitude.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
So when Green’s ex reached out, unprompted, Green was shocked.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 19 May 2025
Musk has continued to post about violence in South Africa, most recently sharing posts on Tuesday about violence against white farmers and celebrating new South African immigrants,
Notably, some of Grok’s responses, while unprompted, offer a different perspective.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 15 May 2025
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EW.com, 13 May 2025
What Vuong seems to mean is that such Proustian details are unexpected but nevertheless distinctive; their unprompted specificity gives the story a verisimilitude.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
So when Green’s ex reached out, unprompted, Green was shocked.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 19 May 2025
Musk has continued to post about violence in South Africa, most recently sharing posts on Tuesday about violence against white farmers and celebrating new South African immigrants,
Notably, some of Grok’s responses, while unprompted, offer a different perspective.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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Relatedly, many people become more open to spontaneous thinking in the evening, when the brain is less focused and inhibited.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 July 2025
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This exhilarating transit could spark a need for spontaneous self-expression and creative freedom.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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His high tackle-success rate and ability to recover loose balls highlight both positional awareness and sharp instinctive timing.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The removal of living beings from their natural environment, along with the massive scale of human intervention, can be just as pernicious as the instinctive and selfish destruction that is often overlooked.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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This legislation will trigger automatic cuts to Medicare totaling $500 billion over eight years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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But this went from an idea that was an automatic community win to an example of desperate nickel and diming.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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