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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip
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Recent Examples of unknowing
Was this teacher an unknowing servant of the patriarchy, as Kara Cooney would argue, or a naïve propagandist of the oil industry, as Riggs herself comes to believe?
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
Obviously, Beth’s unknowing sterilization was a tragic event, a violation of bodily autonomy that nobody should go through.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021
Their names and emails can then be used by bad actors to target them in various email schemes that can harm unknowing customers.
—Daniel Barber, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021
Cybercriminals sent phishing emails to millions of users hoping an unknowing individual would open the malicious document.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
Obviously, Beth’s unknowing sterilization was a tragic event, a violation of bodily autonomy that nobody should go through.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021
Their names and emails can then be used by bad actors to target them in various email schemes that can harm unknowing customers.
—Daniel Barber, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021
Cybercriminals sent phishing emails to millions of users hoping an unknowing individual would open the malicious document.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknowing
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But there is this naive expectation of the entertainment industry that Tom Hanks is going to invite you in, and that just doesn’t exist.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Through some naive sleuthing and meddling, the girls manage to bring a corporate retreat out to the ranch in a last-ditch effort to prove there’s still a demand for Natty’s ranch.Sara Belcher, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Trump might be unaware of this or indifferent to it.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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That's on top of a relentless campaign schedule that has seemingly left barely any residents here unaware of who their candidates are.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Any accusation that Israel's objective was to starve innocent civilians—rather than to compel the surrender of Hamas combatants—is not merely unfounded but a libelous distortion of the truth.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The exhibition’s title nods to both the innocent and the guilty.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump, so ignorant of the past and so careless about the future, is a present-tense kind of candidate.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Was an ancient reptile, for all intents and purposes a 15-million-year-old dinosaur, actually roaming this expanse of creosote scrub, subsisting on beavertail cactus flesh, going about her day ignorant of the weather alerts, the headlines, the untold human tragedies?Outside Online, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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As much as parents may think their children are oblivious, research shows kids, including very young ones, are paying attention.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, people were oblivious of its presence on Guam until 1953, and still unaware of its deadly rapid spread until much later.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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In the play, four closers compete to sell worthless properties to unsuspecting customers.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
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Now, the brand is opening its first dining concept in the UK—at an unsuspecting location.Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Unknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknowing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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