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Recent Examples of unprompted
Judge also brought that up unprompted after returning from the World Baseball Classic earlier this month.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Vitello began his availability on Monday with an unprompted airing of grievances that lasted about three minutes regarding how his final days as Tennessee’s head coach unfolded.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Who needs bulletin board material for the Seahawks when a starting wide receiver is providing an unprompted defense of farmers?
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Table service at Commune is seamless, as glasses of wine or fresh cocktails appear almost unprompted.
—Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Vitello began his availability on Monday with an unprompted airing of grievances that lasted about three minutes regarding how his final days as Tennessee’s head coach unfolded.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Who needs bulletin board material for the Seahawks when a starting wide receiver is providing an unprompted defense of farmers?
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Table service at Commune is seamless, as glasses of wine or fresh cocktails appear almost unprompted.
—Nneka M. Okona, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprompted
Adjective
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Briery said spontaneous identical triplets are worth marking, no matter how rare.—
Ryan Brennan
April 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Before then, Venus and Uranus are lighting up your local world and social life, making the first two weeks ripe for spontaneous adventure closer to home.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As a downhill run defender, Winters is instinctive and decisive.—
Nick Harris
April 25,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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That means today’s managers and Gen Z workers are, in many cases, operating from entirely different instinctive playbooks.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Frankly, both had done enough to merit promotion — but EFL begrudgingly grants just one automatic place to the National League, and another via a round of play-offs.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows.—
Myles Miller,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Unprompted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprompted. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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