as in extrinsic
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
the point of view that art should be for art's sake and that moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art
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Recent Examples of adventitious
The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.
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Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
Plant Deep — Really Deep Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020
This can also occur when trees are planted too deep, as adventitious (growing sideways from the stem) roots grow against the stem and squeeze the sapwood.
—Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2019
Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
Plant Deep — Really Deep Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.
—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 12 May 2020
This can also occur when trees are planted too deep, as adventitious (growing sideways from the stem) roots grow against the stem and squeeze the sapwood.
—Rebecca Jepsen, The Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventitious
Adjective
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Initially, all participants enter for financial gain—a classic example of extrinsic motivation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Instead of relying solely on motivation (this video explains the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation), design a routine that incorporates the habits of high performers.—
Dr. Ruth Gotian,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The reasoning is irrelevant; the curfew is non-negotiable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer also argued that his client’s conduct that day is irrelevant to his travel request.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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By combining phone activity logs, app timestamps, call records, and external evidence such as traffic data or witness statements, forensic experts create a detailed reconstruction of the moments leading up to an accident.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Durazo is the director of external communications at Allianz Partners USA.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That bill was set for passage this week before Elon Musk went ballistic on social platform X, pointing out some real extraneous spending, as well as some misinformation, about what was in the bill.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
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The expert’s role is to extract and authenticate the relevant data while filtering out extraneous information.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And while their first born, Luna takes after her cheeky mom (see her accidental recreation of Teigen's famous meme face), the other three — Miles, 6, Esti, 19 months and Wren, 14 months — are Legend's miniature twins.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Key Background Musk has yet to elaborate on the gesture made Monday, though defenders such as the Anti-Defamation League have chalked up the action to being accidental or awkward as opposed to an intentional Nazi salute.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Both ships were pulled to the distant Delta Quadrant by an ancient alien Caretaker, but ultimately ended up trapped in unknown space when Janeway opted to destroy their one route home, in order to protect the Ocampa under the Caretaker's protection.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Amid claims of alien cover-ups, many people want answers to recent questions around UFOs, including the November mystery drone sightings and a senate hearing that admitted testimony from military figures who believe national security is at risk.—
Theo Burman,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The project aims to prevent U.S. reliance on foreign AI infrastructure and maintain America's technological edge against competitors, notably China.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump also paused foreign development aid pending a review.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near adventitious
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“Adventitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventitious. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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