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
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Warner really was an underdog: he was cut by the Green Bay Packers, and then stocked shelves at a Hy-Vee grocery store, before taking a circuitous route back to the N.F.L. Warner pointed to the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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Initially, all participants enter for financial gain—a classic example of extrinsic motivation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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All that’s missing from this run for Sampson is a national title, but whether that comes or not, this is a legendary stretch at a school that was a has-been, irrelevant in the sport with no sign of hope.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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That's a day where those two objects are completely irrelevant.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The intelligent external inspection system can detect and alert defects in real time, while products are fully traceable with real-time quality monitoring throughout the production process.—
Li Jun,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Schneider doesn’t have much history of spending big on external free-agent guards, and Ethan Pocic is the only interior lineman he’s drafted in the first two rounds (James Carpenter, Germain Ifedi and Justin Britt were selected to play tackle).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The brand’s green values also drive the aesthetics — the clothing is stylish, and there’s not a lot of excess fabric, or extraneous detail.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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There is no need for this extraneous material; the focus should’ve remained on the operation itself.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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As the largest startup offering cyber insurance and proactive monitoring tools with over 90,000 policyholders, Coalition insures against incidents like cyberattacks, email scams and accidental privacy violations.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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The death of a man whose body was found in a burning car in Cromwell was ruled accidental, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the 1986 video game Metroid, players were given a novel amount of freedom, navigating a labyrinthine alien landscape by proceeding in any direction.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Scientists propose intriguing possibility What are alien cells made of?—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Listen to this article When Vladimir Putin sent 100,000 Russian troops to his nation’s south-western border in early 2022, U.S. and foreign leaders expressed concerns about the potential for an invasion of Europe.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump has even suggested Saudi Arabia could be the destination for his first foreign trip as president – again – where MBS may find himself in the unlikely role of mediator between the US and Russia in efforts to end the largest European war since World War II.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Adventitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventitious. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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