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spon·ta·neous·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spontaneouslyadverb

    in a spontaneous manner

    "this shift occurs spontaneously"

  2. ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptuadverb

    without advance preparation

    "he spoke ad lib"

Wiktionary

  1. spontaneouslyadverb

    In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Spontaneouslyadverb

    Voluntarily; of its own accord.

    Etymology: from spontaneous.

    This would be as impossible as that the lead of an edifice should naturally and spontaneously mount up to the roof, while lighter materials employ themselves beneath it. Richard Bentley.

    Whey turns spontaneously acid, and the curd into cheese as hard as a stone. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

ChatGPT

  1. spontaneously

    Spontaneously refers to something that happens naturally, without pre-planning, intervention or stimulation, often triggered by inherent tendencies or external factors. It can also refer to actions that are impromptive, sudden or random.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spontaneously in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spontaneously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of spontaneously in a Sentence

  1. Richard Curtin:

    The impact of higher inflation on personal finances was spontaneously cited by one-third of all consumers.

  2. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald:

    I reacted spontaneously and I reacted wrongly, [with] no intent in any way to describe my record any different than it is.

  3. Mark Burns:

    The findings mirror what has been observed about such damage in humans years after a brain injury, especially among athletes, studies have shown that almost all people with single concussions spontaneously recover, but athletes who play contact sports are much more susceptible to lasting brain damage. These findings fill in the picture of how and when concussion and mild head trauma can lead to sustained brain damage.

  4. Martin Cordiner:

    In some ways, life can be thought of as the ultimate in chemical complexity, the presence of C60 unequivocally demonstrates a high level of chemical complexity intrinsic to space environments, and points toward a strong likelihood for other extremely complex, carbon-bearing molecules arising spontaneously in space.

  5. Dylan Khoo:

    This process can be triggered by a battery overheating, being punctured, or an electrical fault like a short circuit, in cases where fires occur spontaneously while charging, it is likely due to manufacturing defects.

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