1
as in naturally
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2
as in automatically
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneously
Adverb
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What is surgical menopause, exactly? Usually, menopause (the phase marking the end of a person’s period) naturally happens in your 40s and 50s.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025 -
This is where Epsom salts—a naturally occurring magnesium and sulfate mineral compound—were originally discovered.—
Alice Nardiotti,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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In January, the U.S. abruptly halted 90 percent of its humanitarian and development assistance to Ukraine.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Now, with McPherson abruptly un-disappeared, an even larger group of people—the relieved, the vengeful, the doubtful, and the desperate-for-a-byline—set about trying to vet her story.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Their idea is to link cities that are too far for existing daytime trains to serve efficiently.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Swiffer Sweep + Mop Deluxe cleaned up both the ketchup and peanut butter quickly and efficiently.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Spontaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneously. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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